Cornet
Word | CORNET |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | cor net |
Pronunciations | /ˈkɔːnɪt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Cornet"
What do we mean by cornet?
A wind instrument of the trumpet class, having three valves operated by pistons. noun
A piece of paper twisted into a cone and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts. noun
A headdress, often cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries. noun
Same as coronet, 6. noun
To let the blood of (a horse).
In botany, a hollow, horn-like growth or projection; a hood. noun
In music: Originally, a musical instrument of the oboe class, of crude construction and harsh tone. noun
Same as cornet-à-pistons. An organ-stop having from 3 to 5 pipes to each key, and giving loud and somewhat coarse tones: now rarely made. noun
A pedal reed-stop of 2-or 4-feet tone. noun
A little cap of paper twisted at the end, in which retailers inclose small wares. noun
The square-topped academic cap. noun
A woman's head-dress or a part of it, probably named from its angular or pointed shape, as the end or corner of the tippet of the chaperon in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. noun
That part of the head-dress worn in the seventeenth century that hung down beside the cheek; a flap, a pendent strip of lace, or the like. See pinner. Also called bugle-cap. noun
In dressmaking, the shaping of a sleeve near the wrist: so called from its resemblance to what is known as trumpet-shape. noun
Same as cornette. noun
Milit.: A flag or standard. noun
The officer of lowest commissioned grade in the cavalry, to whose charge this flag was confided: a term equivalent to ensign in the infantry. noun
A company of cavalry, named in like manner from the standard carried at its head. noun
An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. noun
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 an ice cream cone.
A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
A kind of organ stop.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Cornet
- Synonyms for cornet
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