Definitions for cornet
kɔrˈnɛt; esp. Brit. ˈkɔr nɪtcor·net

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cornet, horn, trumpet, trumpnoun

   a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cornetnoun

   Etymology: cornette, French.

   1. A musical instrument blown with the mouth: used anciently in war, probably in the cavalry.

   Israel played before the Lord on psalteries and on timbrels, and on cornets. 2 Sa. vi. 5.

   Other wind instruments require a forcible breath; as trumpets, cornets, and hunters horns. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Cornets and trumpets cannot reach his ear,
   Under an actor’s nose, he’s never near. John Dryden, Juvenal.

   2. A company or troop of horse; perhaps as many as had a cornet belonging to them. This sense is now disused.

   These noblemen were appointed, with some cornets of horse and bands of foot, to put themselves beyond the hill where the rebels were encamped. Francis Bacon.

   Seventy great horses lay dead in the field, and one cornet was taken. John Hayward.

   They discerned a body of five cornets of horse very full, standing in very good order to receive them. Edward Hyde.

   3. The officer that bears the standard of a troop.4. Cornet of a Horse,is the lowest part of his pastern that runs round the coffin, and is distinguished by the hair that joins and covers the upper part of the hoof. Farrier’s Dict.5.A scarf anciently worn by doctors. Dict.6.A head-dress. Dict.7. A Cornet of Paper, is described by Stephen Skinner to be a cap of paper, made by retailers for small wares.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cornet

   The cornet (, US: ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭. There is also a soprano cornet in E♭ and cornets in A and C. All are unrelated to the Renaissance and early Baroque cornett.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cornetnoun

   an obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family

2. Cornetnoun

   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. Cornetnoun

   a certain organ stop or register

4. Cornetnoun

   a cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares

5. Cornetnoun

   a troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player

6. Cornetnoun

   the standard of such a troop

7. Cornetnoun

   the lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871

8. Cornetnoun

   a headdress

9. Cornetnoun

   a square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions

10. Cornetnoun

    a part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century

11. Cornetnoun

    see Coronet, 2

12. Etymology: [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu. See Horn.]

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1. Cornet

   The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cornet

   kor′net, n. a brass treble wind-instrument, with a cup mouthpiece—also Cor′net-à-pis′ton, -ons: formerly the lowest grade of commissioned officer in the cavalry—the office was abolished in 1871, sub-lieutenant being substituted.—ns. Cor′netcy, the commission or rank of a cornet; Cor′netist, Cor′nist, a solo cornet-player. [Fr. cornet, dim. of corne, a horn, trumpet. See Corn, lit. horn.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cornet

   A commissioned officer who carries the colours belonging to a cavalry troop, equivalent to an ensign in the infantry; the junior subaltern rank in the horse.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cornet

   (Ital. cornetta, a “small flag”). Is the lowest grade of commissioned officers in the cavalry, equivalent to ensign in the infantry, his duty being to bear the standard. In the U. S. army there are no cornets.

2. cornet

   In the military history of the ancients, an instrument much in the nature of a trumpet: when the cornet only sounded, the ensigns were to march alone without the soldiers; whereas, when the trumpet only sounded, the soldiers were to move forward without the ensigns. A troop of horse was so called.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CORNET

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cornet is ranked #43651 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cornet surname appeared 494 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cornet.
   
   57.2% or 283 total occurrences were White.
   34.6% or 171 total occurrences were Black.
   5.8% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for cornet »

1. cronet

2. conter

3. roncet

How to pronounce cornet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cornet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cornet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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