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cornet¹
- /kɔɹˈnɛt/ US
- /ˈkɔːnɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛt, -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
noun cornets
-
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Similar: cornet-à-piston, cornet-à-pistons
- A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
- An ice cream cone (the shell itself).
- An ice cream cone (the unit comprising the shell and the ice cream).
- A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. They discerned a body of five cornets of horse very full, standing in very good order to receive them.
- A kind of organ stop.
- A hollow horn-like growth.
cornet²
- /kɔɹˈnɛt/ US
- /ˈkɔːnɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛt, -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
noun cornets
- The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
- The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
- The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry). 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.
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noun pastry shell to be filled with ice cream
| Español | cono, cucurucho |
|---|---|
| Français | cornet |
| Deutsch | Eistüte, Eishörnchen |
| Русский | рожо́к rožók |
noun musical instrument
| Español | corneta |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | tarumbeta ndogo |
| Português | corneta |
| Français | cornet |
| Deutsch | Kornett |
| Italiano | cornetta |
| Ελληνικά | κορνέτα kornéta, κορνέτο kornéto |
| Русский | корне́т kornét, корне́т-а-писто́н kornét-a-pistón |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn coonê |
noun piece of paper twisted to make a container
| Español | cartucho, cucurucho |
|---|---|
| Français | cornet |
| Deutsch | Spitztüte, Papiertüte |
| Русский | кулёк kuljók, фу́нтик fúntik |
noun military officer
| Français | cornette |
|---|
Talk about this word "cornet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cornet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cornet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cornet "cornet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cornet.Cite this
@misc{cornet_2026,
title = {cornet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
