cornet

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cornet[1,noun] cornet[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹cor·net
Pronunciation: kor-'net, Brit usu 'kor-nit
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corn horn, from Latin cornu
1 : a valved brass instrument resembling a trumpet in design and range but having a shorter partly conical tube and less brilliant tone
2 : something shaped like a cone: as a : a piece of paper twisted for use as a container b : a cone-shaped pastry shell that is often filled with whipped cream c British : an ice-cream cone
- cor·net·ist or cor·net·tist /kor-'ne-tist, 'kor-ni-/ noun