cornet

/ˈkɔːnɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
A kind of organ stop.
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).

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