CORNET


Meaning of CORNET in English

I. kȯr-ˈnet, Brit usu ˈkȯr-nit 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 kȯr-ˈne-tist, ˈkȯr-ni- noun

II. noun

Etymology: Middle French cornette woman's headdress with a lappet, pennon, standard, from diminutive of corn

Date: 1579

1. : the standard of a cavalry troop

2.

a. : the onetime fifth grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop who carried the standard

b. : the onetime lowest commissioned rank in the United States cavalry

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.