cornet
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Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French cornet, diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
Noun [edit]
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.
- (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
- Clarendon
- A body of five cornets of horse.
- Clarendon
- A kind of organ stop.
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Translations [edit]
musical instrument
cone
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
Noun [edit]
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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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔʁ.nɛ/
Noun [edit]
cornet m (plural cornets)
- (paper) cone
- (pastry) horn; (ice-cream) cone
- post horn
- 2000, Jean-François Parot, L'énigme des Blancs-Manteaux, JC Lattès 2012, p. 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.
- 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.
- 2000, Jean-François Parot, L'énigme des Blancs-Manteaux, JC Lattès 2012, p. 17:
- (music) cornet; cornet stop (on organ)
- portable inkhorn
Descendants [edit]
- English: cornet
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
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