n.
Pronunciation: ko ̇ r- ' net, Brit usu ' ko ̇ r-nit
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corn horn, from Latin cornu
Date: 14th century
1 : a valved brass instrument resembling a trumpet in design and range but having a shorter partly conical tube and less brilliant tone
2 : something shaped like a cone: as a : a piece of paper twisted for use as a container b : a cone-shaped pastry shell that is often filled with whipped cream c British : an ice-cream cone
– cor · net · ist or cor · net · tist \ ko ̇ r- ' ne-tist, ' ko ̇ r-ni- \ noun