Main Entry:

¹cor·net

Pronunciation:

\kȯr-ˈnet, British usually ˈkȯr-nit\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corn horn, from Latin cornu

Date:

14th century

1: a valved brass instrument resembling a trumpet in design and range but having a shorter partly conical tube and less brilliant tone2: 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 cBritish : an ice-cream cone

— cor·net·ist or cor·net·tist \kȯr-ˈne-tist, ˈkȯr-ni-\ noun