cornet

¹cor·net

noun
\kȯr-ˈnet, British usually ˈkȯr-nit\

Definition of CORNET

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 \kȯr-ˈne-tist, ˈkȯr-ni-\ noun

Origin of CORNET

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CORNET

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