cornet

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A cornet (musical instrument).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).

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.
    Synonyms: cornet-à-piston, cornet-à-pistons
  2. A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
  3. A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK, dated) an ice cream cone.
  4. (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
    • Clarendon
      They discerned a body of five cornets of horse very full, standing in very good order to receive them.
  5. A kind of organ stop.
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Etymology 2

From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).

Noun

cornet (plural cornets)

  1. The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
  2. (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
  3. (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
    • 1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 45:
      No general would have sent a mere cornet in command of five hundred horse: Fairfax despatched a colonel to take charge as soon as he heard what had happened.
    • 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.14, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
      This cornet [translating Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Cornet" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.] was a brave young cavalier and not more than two years older than me.
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French

Etymology

From corne +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

cornet m (plural cornets)

  1. (paper) cone
  2. (pastry) horn; (ice-cream) cone
  3. 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.
  4. (music) cornet; cornet stop (on organ)
  5. portable inkhorn
  6. (Switzerland) plastic bag

Descendants

  • English: cornet

See also

References

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cornet; equivalent to corne (“callus”) +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnit/, /ˈkɔrnɛt/

Noun

cornet (plural cornettes)

  1. A cornet (musical instrument).
  2. (rare) A triangle-shaped slice of bread.

Descendants

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