cornet
noun
- a brass instrument similar to the trumpet in pitch and construction but more compact and with a deeper mouthpiece
- a piece of paper twisted like a cone, for holding sugar, candy, etc.
- a cone-shaped piece of pastry, often filled as with whipped cream
- the spreading, white headdress of a Sister of Charity
See cornet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kôr-nĕtˈ)
noun- Music A wind instrument of the trumpet class, having three valves operated by pistons.
- also (kôrˈnĭt) A piece of paper twisted into a cone and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts.
- also (kôrˈnĭt) A headdress, often cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries.
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