Cornet
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Cornet
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1 n.
An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
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2 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.
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3 n.
A certain organ stop or register.
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4 n.
A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares.
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5 n.
A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
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6 n.
The standard of such a troop.
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7 n.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.
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8 n.
A headdress
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9 n.
A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions.
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10 n.
A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.
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11 n.
See Coronet, 2.
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12 n.
An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
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13 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.
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14 n.
A certain organ stop or register.
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15 n.
A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares.
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16 n.
A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
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17 n.
The standard of such a troop.
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18 n.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.
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19 n.
A headdress
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20 n.
A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions.
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21 n.
A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.
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22 n.
See Coronet, 2.