cornets

plural of cornet
as in horns
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container cornets of pastry dough that were baked and later filled with cream

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Recent Examples of cornets While recovering from cancer, Jackson pursued his lifelong dream of designing and measuring the acoustical properties of woodwind instruments, particularly Renaissance-era flutes, crumhorns, and cornets. IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
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Noun
  • Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Species such as Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, Southern reedbucks, and Impalas are commonly poached for meat, horns (used in traditional medicine and ornaments) and skins.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In some cases, Ursuța has fused and cut tubes of glass into irregular, patterned surfaces.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors have been deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Cornets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornets. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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