ALL meanings of cornet
cor·net
C c - variable noun cornet A cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family that looks like a small trumpet. 3
- countable noun cornet An ice cream cornet is a soft thin biscuit shaped like a cone with ice cream in it. 3
- noun cornet a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A 3
- noun cornet a person who plays the cornet 3
- noun cornet a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc 3
- noun cornet a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream 3
- noun cornet (formerly) the lowest rank of commissioned cavalry officer in the British army 3
- noun cornet a starched and wired muslin or lace cap worn by women from the 12th to the 15th centuries 3
- noun cornet the large white headdress of some nuns 3
- noun cornet a brass instrument similar to the trumpet in pitch and construction but more compact and with a deeper mouthpiece 3
- noun cornet a piece of paper twisted like a cone, for holding sugar, candy, etc. 3
- noun cornet a cone-shaped piece of pastry, often filled as with whipped cream 3
- noun cornet the spreading, white headdress of a Sister of Charity 3
- noun cornet Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family. 1
- noun cornet a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc. 1
- noun cornet a pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream. 1
- noun cornet British. a conical wafer, as for ice cream; cone. 1
- noun cornet a large, white, winged headdress formerly worn by the members of the Sisters of Charity. 1
- noun cornet a woman's headdress, often cone-shaped, usually of delicate fabrics and having lappets of lace or other material, worn by women from the 14th to the 18th century. 1
- noun cornet a pennant or flag used for signaling in a navy. 1
- noun cornet (formerly) the officer who carried the colors in a troop of cavalry: the cornet of horse. 1
- noun cornet music: wind instrument 1
- noun cornet A brass instrument resembling a trumpet but shorter and wider, played chiefly in bands. 1
- noun cornet A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat. 0
- noun cornet A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container. 0
- noun cornet A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone. 0
- noun cornet (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. 0
- noun cornet A kind of organ stop. 0
- noun cornet The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity. 0
- noun cornet (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The standard flown by a cavalry troop. 0
- noun cornet (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry). 0