Cornet
/ˈkɔːrnɪt/noun
A brass musical instrument similar to a trumpet.
He played a melody on his cornet.
Often appears as...
- play the cornet
- cornet player
noun
A cone-shaped wafer that holds an ice cream.
She bought a vanilla ice cream in a cornet.
Often appears as...
- ice cream cornet
- chocolate cornet
noun
A piece of brass jewelry, typically a ring.
She wore a cornet on her finger.
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A rank in the British cavalry, equivalent to a second lieutenant.
He was promoted to the rank of cornet in the cavalry.
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A brass musical instrument similar to a trumpet.
He played a melody on his cornet.
Often appears as...
- play the cornet
- cornet player
noun
A cone-shaped wafer that holds an ice cream.
She bought a vanilla ice cream in a cornet.
Often appears as...
- ice cream cornet
- chocolate cornet
noun
A piece of brass jewelry, typically a ring.
She wore a cornet on her finger.
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A rank in the British cavalry, equivalent to a second lieutenant.
He was promoted to the rank of cornet in the cavalry.
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Musical Context
Often used when talking about orchestras or bands, especially in descriptions of their members or the sounds they produce.
The band's cornet section added a bright tone to the performance.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Although similar, the cornet and trumpet have distinct sounds, so don't use the terms as if they're the same.
I could discern the mellow sound of the cornet from the sharper trumpet tones.
Compare with
buglehorninstrumentsnacktrumpet
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of the theory of punctuated equilibrium. But as a sideline, he happens to collect cornets. He has one of the world's largest collections -- about 500 of them. And he has decided to treat them as if they were trilobites, or snails, and to do a morphological analysis,
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Kevin Kelly: How...
of the theory of punctuated equilibrium. But as a sideline, he happens to collect cornets. He has one of the world's largest collections -- about 500 of them. And he has decided to treat them as if they were trilobites, or snails, and to do a morphological analysis,
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A Piece of Humble Pie PIPE...
finally get the third sack yes oh wow so now pressures on me love that cornet bag that one's been up a surprise didn't not
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Alexandre Desplat
French Composer
I started piano like my sisters. After one year or two, I didn't like it anymore. Then, because I like trumpet, I played the cornet. When you are 7, you can't play trumpet - you play cornet. And something didn't go well. The teacher was too hard. Too rough. Suddenly, there was this instrument, the flute, that I could immediately play.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Like turning potatoes or making a bearnaise sauce by hand, forming a cornet - essentially a DIY pastry bag - from parchment paper feels like one of those things culinary students do once or twice and then never again.
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Colin Salmon
British Actor
I grew up on a council estate in Luton, and as a child, I was very much into the brass-band tradition. I was basically a Salvation Army boy. My English granddad bought me a cornet when I was five years old.
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Bill Bryson
American Writer
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.
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Alexandre Desplat
French Composer
I started piano like my sisters. After one year or two, I didn't like it anymore. Then, because I like trumpet, I played the cornet. When you are 7, you can't play trumpet - you play cornet. And something didn't go well. The teacher was too hard. Too rough. Suddenly, there was this instrument, the flute, that I could immediately play.
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Like turning potatoes or making a bearnaise sauce by hand, forming a cornet - essentially a DIY pastry bag - from parchment paper feels like one of those things culinary students do once or twice and then never again.
Quote examples
Colin Salmon
British Actor
I grew up on a council estate in Luton, and as a child, I was very much into the brass-band tradition. I was basically a Salvation Army boy. My English granddad bought me a cornet when I was five years old.
Quote examples
Bill Bryson
American Writer
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.
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