Definitions for: Cornet

[n] a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Webster (1913) Definition: Cor"net (k?r"n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 &
2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn,
L. cornu. See Horn.]
1. (Mus.)
(a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the
oboe family.
(b) A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and
furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands,
and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See
Cornet-[`a]-piston.
(c) A certain organ stop or register.

2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to
inclose small wares. --Cotgrave.

3. (Mil.)
(a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being
accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] ``A body of
five cornets of horse.'' --Clarendon.
(b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.]
(c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British
cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office
was abolished in 1871.

4. A headdress:
(a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain
professions.
(b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.

5. [Cf. Coronet.] (Far.) See Coronet, 2.

Synonyms: horn, trumpet

See Also: brass, serpent

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