Cornet

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /kɔɹˈnÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t
• UK IPA: /ˈkɔːnɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt

From Old French cornet, diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū ("horn").

Full definition of cornet

Noun

1. A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
2. A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
3. A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone.
4. (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
• ClarendonA body of five cornets of horse.
5. A kind of organ stop.

Derived terms

• cornetist

From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua ("horns").

Noun

1. The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
2. (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
3. (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).

Derived terms

• cornetcy

Anagrams

• corten, retcon