cornet

[ kawr-net kawr-nit, kawr-net ]

noun

1. Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
2. a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc.
3. a pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream.
4. British. a conical wafer, as for ice cream; cone.
5. a large, white, winged headdress formerly worn by the members of the Sisters of Charity.
6. a woman's headdress, often cone-shaped, usually of delicate fabrics and having lappets of lace or other material, worn by women from the 14th to the 18th century.
7. a pennant or flag used for signaling in a navy.
8. (formerly) the officer who carried the colors in a troop of cavalry:

   the cornet of horse.

cornet

/ ˈkɔːnɪt /

noun

1. Also calledcornet à pistonsˈkɔːnɪt ə ˈpɪstənzkɔrnɛ a pistɔ̃ a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
2. a person who plays the cornet
3. a variant spelling of cornett
4. a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc
5. a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream
6. (formerly) the lowest rank of commissioned cavalry officer in the British army
7. short for field cornet
8. a starched and wired muslin or lace cap worn by women from the 12th to the 15th centuries
9. the large white headdress of some nuns

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornet¹

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to corn horn (< Latin cornū; cornu ) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornet¹

C14: from Old French, from corn, from Latin cornū horn

Example Sentences

Headed by a local teenage cornet player, those in the funeral procession sang Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - amended slightly to include references to Wasdale.

From BBC

The farmers and miners got to hear the most intoxicating music on Earth from brassy cornet players and driving saxophonists, exotic trombone mutes, squealing trumpets and sultry clarinets.

From Los Angeles Times

Wilson recently conducted two performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta “Princess Ida” on period instruments, with “tiny trombones and cornets and gut strings and everything.”

From New York Times

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord the King.

From BBC

His most recent release, in 2022, was a trio album, “Heart Is a Melody,” with Kirk Knuffke on cornet and Matt Wilson on drums.

From New York Times