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cornet

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cor·net  (kôr-nt)
n.
1. Music A wind instrument of the trumpet class, having three valves operated by pistons.
2. also (kôrnt) A piece of paper twisted into a cone and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts.
3. also (kôrnt) A headdress, often cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries.

[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of corn, horn, from Latin corn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

cornet
Noun
1. a brass instrument of the trumpet family
2. Brit a cone-shaped ice-cream wafer [Latin cornu horn]
cornetist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cornetcornet - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
Translations
cornet [ˈkɔːnɪt] n (MUS) → corneta;
(BRIT) [of ice cream] → cucurucho

cornet [ˈkɔːnɪt] n (Mus) → cornet m à pistons;
(Brit) [of ice-cream]; cornet (de glace)

cornet [ˈkɔːnɪt] n (Mus) → Kornett nt;
(Brit) (for ice cream) → Eistüte f

cornet [ˈkɔːnɪt] n (MUS) → cornetta;
(BRIT) [of ice-cream] → cono

cornet
n cornet [ˈkoːnit, (American ) ko:rˈnet]
1 a brass musical instrument similar to the trumpet. kornet بوق муз. корнет roh, kornet kornet das Kornett κορνέτα corneta kornet کورنت؛ ترومپت کوچک kornetti cornet (à pistons) קוֹרָנִית एक प्रकार की तुरही mali rog, kornet piszton semacam terompet kornett cornetta コルネット 코넷 kornetas kornete kornet koprnet kornett kornet cornetim cornet корнет kornet rog rog kornett แตรทองเหลืองขนาดเล็ก kornet 短號 корнет كارن‍ٹ، موسیقى بجان‍ے كا ایک آل‍ہ kèn cóc nê
2 a cone-shaped wafer biscuit for holding ice-cream an ice-cream cornet. roomyshorinkie قَمْـع (البَسكوت) фунийка kornout vaffel die Eistüte χωνάκι cucurucho vahvlitorbik قیف بستنی tötterö cornet גָבִיע आइस क्रीम रखने का tuljac za sladoled (fagylalt)tölcsér tempat eskrim terbuat dari kue wafer kramarhús cono di cialda アイスクリームコーン (아이스크림을 넣는) 콘 kaušelis konusveida saldējuma vafele kon aiskrim hoorntje kremmerhus rożek waflowy corneto вафельный рожок kornút kornet kornet strut กรวยทำจากขนมอบกรอบสำหรับใส่ไอศกรีม dondurma külahı (盛冰淇淋的)圓錐形蛋卷 ріжок ايک قسم كا بسك‍ٹ جس مي‍ں آئس كريم رك‍ھ كر كهائى جاتى ه‍ے ốc quế冰淇淋


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The matter was mentioned to the Emperor, an exception made, and Boris transferred into the regiment of Semenov Guards with the rank of cornet.
As to D'Artagnan, who as yet knew nobody in the capital, he only found one chocolate breakfast at the house of a priest of his own province, and one dinner at the house of a cornet of the Guards.
First came the Imperial Cornet Band of Oz, dressed in emerald velvet uniforms with slashes of pea-green satin and buttons of immense cut emeralds.
 
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