noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/kɔɹˈnɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
UK:/ˈkɔːnɪt/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt
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CMU ARPABET:K AO0 R N EH1 T
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noun
Meaning 1
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cornet-à-piston, cornet-à-pistons
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 2
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An ice cream cone (the shell itself).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
An ice cream cone (the unit comprising the shell and the ice cream).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, broadly, dated
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5
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Meaning 5
A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning 6
A kind of organ stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning 7
A hollow horn-like growth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning 8
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning 10
The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 11
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horn, trumpet, trump
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brass, brass instrument
Narrower terms: serpent
History
Etymology
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
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Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.