noun
cornet
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noun
1
A brass instrument similar to, but slightly smaller and mellower than, a trumpet.
"She played cornet in the school brass band."
2
A cone-shaped pastry shell for holding ice cream, or a paper cone used as a container.
"He bought a cornet of ice cream from the van by the beach."
How to Use Cornet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small brass instrument, or (mainly British) an ice-cream cone.
UK vs US
In British English "cornet" can mean an ice cream cone; this sense is rare in American English.
Word Forms
cornets plural, cornets plural
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Etymology
From Old French "cornet," a diminutive form ultimately from Latin "cornu" ("horn").