Word
Cornet
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
cor-net
Definition
- 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.
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