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 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