cornet
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French cornet, diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
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cornet (plural cornets)
- A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
- A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
- A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone.
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musical instrument
cone
[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
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cornet (plural cornets)
- The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
- (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
- (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
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[edit] French
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From corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
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cornet m. (plural cornets)
- cornet, a wind instrument
- (by metonymy) cornetist, the instrument's player
- cone-shaped paper, used as wrapping, e.g. for tobacco
- portable inkhorn
- leather container from throwing dice in certain games
[edit] Descendants
- English: cornet
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[edit] References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
