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Cornet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cornet? [n] a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cornet: horn \| trumpet Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cornet: alpenhorn \| alphorn \| althorn \| alto horn \| ballad horn \| baritone \| bass horn \| bassoon \| block flute \| bombard \| bourdon \| brass choir \| brass wind \| brasses \| brass-wind instrument \| bugle \| bugle horn \| cello \| claribel \| clarinet \| clarion \| complex cone \| concert flute \| cone \| conelet \| conoid \| cop \| cornet-a-pistons \| corno di caccia \| cornopean \| cromorna \| cymbel \| diapason \| double-bell euphonium \| dulciana \| English horn \| euphonium \| flute stop \| foundation stop \| fourniture \| funnel \| gamba \| gedeckt \| gemshorn \| harmonic flute \| helicon \| horn \| hunting horn \| hybrid stop \| ice-cream cone \| key trumpet \| koppel flute \| larigot \| lituus \| lur \| mellophone \| melodia \| mixture \| mutation stop \| nazard \| oboe \| octave \| ophicleide \| orchestral horn \| organ stop \| piccolo \| pine cone \| plein jeu \| pocket trumpet \| posaune \| post horn \| principal \| quint \| quintaten \| rank \| ranket \| reed stop \| register \| rohr flute \| sackbut \| saxhorn \| saxtuba \| serpent \| sesquialtera \| shawm \| slide trombone \| sliphorn \| sousaphone \| spitz flute \| stop \| stopped diapason \| stopped flute \| string diapason \| string stop \| tenor tuba \| tierce \| tremolo \| tromba \| trombone \| trumpet \| tuba \| twelfth \| unda maris \| valve trombone \| valve trumpet \| vibrato \| viola \| voix celeste \| vox angelica \| vox humana See Also \| brass \| serpent Cornet In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"net\ (k?r"n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu. See {Horn}.] 1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. (b) 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}. (c) A certain organ stop or register. 2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. --Cotgrave. 3. (Mil.) (a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] ``A body of five cornets of horse.'' --Clarendon. (b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.] (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871. 4. A headdress: (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions. (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century. 5. [Cf. {Coronet}.] (Far.) See {Coronet}, 2.

Cornet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cornet?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cornet: horn | trumpet

See Also | brass | serpent

Cornet In Webster's Dictionary

\Cor"net\ (k?r"n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 &
2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn,
L. cornu. See {Horn}.]
1. (Mus.)
   (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the
       oboe family.
   (b) 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}.
   (c) A certain organ stop or register.

2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to
   inclose small wares. --Cotgrave.

3. (Mil.)
   (a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being
       accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] ``A body of
       five cornets of horse.'' --Clarendon.
   (b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.]
   (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British
       cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office
       was abolished in 1871.

4. A headdress:
   (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain
       professions.
   (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.

5. [Cf. {Coronet}.] (Far.) See {Coronet}, 2.

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