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cornet
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /k???n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??n?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin corn? (“horn”).
Noun
cornet (plural cornets)
- 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
- A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
- A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (Britain, dated) an ice cream cone.
- (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
- A kind of organ stop.
Derived terms
- cornetist
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
Noun
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).
- 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.14, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
- This cornet [transl. Cornet] was a brave young cavalier and not more than two years older than me.
- 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.14, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
Derived terms
- cornetcy
Translations
Anagrams
- Cotner, centro-, corten, creton, cronet, retcon
French
Etymology
From corne +? -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.n?/
Noun
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
- (Switzerland) plastic bag
Descendants
- English: cornet
See also
- cornette
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “cornet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- conter, contre, contré
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cornette
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cornet; equivalent to corne (“callus”) +? -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?rnit/, /?k?rn?t/
Noun
cornet (plural cornettes)
- A cornet (musical instrument).
- (rare) A triangle-shaped slice of bread.
Descendants
- English: cornet
References
- “cornet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-08.
Romanian
Etymology
corn +? -et
Noun
cornet n (plural corneturi)
- cornel grove
Declension
cornet From the web:
cornist
English
Noun
cornist (plural cornists)
- A performer on the cornet or horn.
Anagrams
- Citrons, cistron, citrons, cortins
Romanian
Etymology
From French corniste.
Noun
cornist m (plural corni?ti)
- hornist
Declension
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