cornet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Descendants 2.3 See also 2.4 References 2.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French cornet < Latin cornū (“‘horn’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kɔɹ.ˈnɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)nɪt

[edit] 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.
2. Something shaped like a cone
   1. A piece of paper twisted to be used in a container.
   2. A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone.
   3. The headgear of certain religious sisters.

[edit] Derived terms

• cornetist

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cenort
• corten
• retcon

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From corne (“‘horn’”) < Latin cornū.

[edit] Noun

cornet

1. cornet, a wind instrument
2. (metonymy) cornetist, the instrument's player
3. cone-shaped paper, used as wrapping, e.g. for tobacco
4. portable inkhorn
5. leather container from throwing dice in certain games

[edit] Descendants

• English: cornet

[edit] See also

• cornette

[edit] References

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cenort
• conter
• contre, contré