cornet — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.

   Synonyms

   cornet-à-pistoncornet-à-pistons

2. A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.

3. An ice cream cone (the shell itself).

4. An ice cream cone (the unit comprising the shell and the ice cream).

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • broadly
   • Dated

5. A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

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

6. A kind of organ stop.

7. A hollow horn-like growth.

Noun

1. The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.

2. The standard flown by a cavalry troop.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

3. The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   No general would have sent a mere cornet in command of five hundred horse: Fairfax despatched a colonel to take charge as soon as he heard what had happened.

   This cornet [translating Cornet] was a brave young cavalier and not more than two years older than me.

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   horntrumpettrump

   Broader terms

   brassbrass instrument