Word Meaning

cornet definition and meaning

n. An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
n. A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-a-piston.
n. A certain organ stop or register.
n. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares.
n. A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
n. The standard of such a troop.
n. The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.
n. A headdress
n. A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions.
n. A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.
n. See Coronet, 2.

Crossword clues for cornet

- Brass musical instrument
- Ice cream holder
- Trumpet-like instrument
- Wafer for holding ice cream