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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·net
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
noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French cornette woman's headdress with a lappet, pennon, standard, from diminutive of corn DATE 1579 1. the standard of a cavalry troop 2. a. the onetime fifth grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop who carried the standard b. the onetime lowest commissioned rank in the United States cavalry English Etymology cornet c.1400, from O.Fr ., dim. of corn "a horn," from L. cornu "horn" (see horn).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cornet cor·net / 5kC:nit; NAmE 5kC:rnit / noun1. a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet 短号 2. (BrE, old-fashioned) = cone n. (4) : an ice-cream cornet 蛋卷冰淇淋 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: cornet-à-pistons , or dolce cornet , or field-cornet cor·net I. \(ˈ)kȯr|net, -ȯ(ə)|-, usu -ed.+V; Brit usually ˈkȯ(ə)nit\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cornette, from Middle French cornet, from Old French, diminutive of corn horn, from Latin cornu — more at horn 1. a. often cor·nett \“\ : a Renaissance woodwind with a cup mouthpiece and tapered wooden or ivory body with no flare, six finger holes, and one thumb hole used especially with church choral music — called also zinke; compare serpent b. : a valved brass instrument primarily used in bands that resembles the trumpet in shape and pitch range but has a less brilliant quality — called also cornopean c. (1) : a cornet player (2) : the part played by or written for a cornet player d. : one of several organ stops 2. : something rolled or formed in the shape of a cone: as a. : a piece of paper rolled into a cone shape and twisted at the end for use as a container b. also cornette \“\ : a metallic bead flattened out and made into a roll for treatment with acid in assaying c. : a cone-shaped pastry shell that is often filled with whipped cream d. Britain : ice-cream cone e. : a thin slice (as of meat or smoked salmon) rolled into a cone shape II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French cornette, from corne horn (from Latin cornu) + -ette 1. also cornette a. : a woman's cap or headdress varying in style from the 15th through the 18th centuries and usually made of delicate materials with lappets of lace or ribbon b. : a lappet of such a headdress 2. a. : the standard of a troop of cavalry b. : a troop of cavalry c. (1) : the onetime fifth grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop who carried the standard (2) : the onetime lowest commissioned rank in the United States cavalry |
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