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1. (n.) cornet
a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
2. cornet
a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc.
3. cornet
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Etymology: (1325–75; ME < MF, OF, =cornhorn (< L cornū; see cornu ) +-et -et)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cornet, horn, trumpet, trump
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cornet
an obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family
2. (noun) cornet
a brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-a-piston
3. (noun) cornet
a certain organ stop or register
4. (noun) cornet
a cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares
5. (noun) cornet
a troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player
6. (noun) cornet
the standard of such a troop
7. (noun) cornet
the lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871
8. (noun) cornet
a headdress
9. (noun) cornet
a square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions
10. (noun) cornet
a part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century
11. (noun) cornet
see Coronet, 2
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Sense: a brass musical instrument similar to the trumpet.
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 Afrikaans: kornet |
 Arabic: بوق |
 Bulgarian: муз. корнет |
 Brazilian: corneta |
 Czech: roh, kornet |
 German: das Kornett |
 Danish: kornet |
 Greek: κορνέτα |
 Spanish: corneta |
 Estonian: kornet |
 Farsi: کورنت؛ ترومپت کوچک |
 Finnish: kornetti |
 French: cornet (à pistons) |
 Hebrew: קוֹרָנִית |
 Hindi: एक प्रकार की तुरही |
 Croatian: mali rog, kornet |
 Hungarian: piszton |
 Indonesian: semacam terompet |
 Icelandic: kornett |
 Italian: cornetta |
 Japanese: コルネット |
 Korean: 코넷 |
 Lithuanian: kornetas |
 Latvian: kornete |
 Malay: kornet |
 Dutch: koprnet |
 Norwegian: kornett |
 Polish: kornet |
 Persian: کورنت؛ ترومپت کوچک |
 Pashto: كارنټ، تروم (طرم) |
 Portuguese: cornetim |
 Romanian: cornet |
 Russian: корнет |
 Slovak: kornet |
 Slovenian: rog |
 Serbian: rog |
 Swedish: kornett |
 Thai: แตรทองเหลืองขนาดเล็ก |
 Turkish: kornet |
 Taiwanese: 短號 |
 Ukrainian: корнет |
 Urdu: كارنٹ، موسیقى بجانے كا |
 Vietnamese: kèn cóc nê |
 Chinese: 短号 |
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