cornet
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From French cornet < 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.
- Something shaped like a cone
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musical instrument
cone
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From corne (“‘horn’”) < Latin cornū.
[edit] Noun
cornet
- cornet, a wind instrument
- (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
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition