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A cornet (musical instrument).

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Etymology 1

From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).

Noun

cornet (plural cornets)

  1. A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
    Synonyms: cornet-à-piston, cornet-à-pistons
  2. A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
  3. A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK, dated) an ice cream cone.
  4. (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
  5. A kind of organ stop.
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Etymology 2

Sally Field donning a cornet in The Flying Nun

From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).

Noun

cornet (plural cornets)

  1. The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
  2. (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
  3. (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
    • 1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 45:
      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.
    • 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.14, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
      This cornet was a brave young cavalier and not more than two years older than me.
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French

Etymology

From corne +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

cornet m (plural cornets)

  1. (paper) cone
  2. (pastry) horn; (ice-cream) cone
  3. post horn
    • 2000, Jean-François Parot, L'énigme des Blancs-Manteaux, JC Lattès, published 2012, page 17:
      Il tenait à la main gauche un cornet semblable à celui dont usaient les postillons ; en cas de péril, l’alarme serait donnée au patron qui tenait la barre à l’arrière.
      In his left hand he held a horn like those used by post riders; in case of danger, the alarm would be given to the owner who was at the forward rail.
  4. (music) cornet; cornet stop (on organ)
  5. portable inkhorn
  6. (Switzerland) plastic bag
  7. ear trumpet

Descendants

  • → English: cornet
  • → Switzerland German: Cornet

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References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cornet; equivalent to corne (“callus”) +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnit/, /ˈkɔrnɛt/

Noun

cornet (plural cornettes)

  1. A cornet (musical instrument).
  2. (rare) A triangle-shaped slice of bread.

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Romanian

Etymology

From corn +‎ -et.

Noun

cornet n (plural corneturi)

  1. cornel grove

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cornet cornetul corneturi corneturile
genitive-dative cornet cornetului corneturi corneturilor
vocative cornetule corneturilor
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