~ 1 [ 'kɔ:nɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but shorter and wider.
2》 Brit. a cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream.
Derivatives
~ist kɔ:'nɛtɪst (also ~tist ) noun
Origin
ME (orig. denoting a wind instrument made of a horn): from OFr., dimin. of a var. of L. cornu 'horn'.
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~ 2 [ 'kɔ:nɪt ]
■ noun (formerly) the fifth grade of commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours.
↘(in some British cavalry regiments) an officer of the rank of second lieutenant.
Derivatives
~cy noun ( plural ~cies ).
Origin
C16 (earlier denoting the pennant of a cavalry troop): from Fr. ~te , dimin. of corne (orig. a collective term), based on L. cornua 'horns'.