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" England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet."
Bill Bryson

Meaning of "cornet" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORNET

From Old French, from corn, from Latin cornūhorn.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CORNET

ˈkɔːnɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cornet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORNET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cornet

The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett.

Definition of cornet in the English dictionary

The first definition of cornet in the dictionary is Also called: cornet à pistons,. a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A. Other definition of cornet is a person who plays the cornet. Cornet is also a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNET

barnet · Bennett · bicornate · burnet · cabinet · definite · garnet · Garnett · granite · hornet · incarnate · infinite · knit · magnet · minute · passionate · planet · senate · ternate · unit

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNET

cornemuse · corneous · corner · corner flag · corner house · corner kick · corner shop · corner store · cornerback · cornering · cornerman · cornerstone · cornerways · cornerwise · cornetcies · cornetcy · cornetist · cornett · cornettino · cornettist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNET

cabernet · carnet · cross-garnet · Ethernet · evernet · field cornet · foscarnet · gurnet · hairnet · ice-cream cornet · internet · overnet · salad burnet · the internet

Synonyms and antonyms of cornet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cornet» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CORNET

Find out the translation of cornet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cornet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cornet» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

短号
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

corneta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cornet
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वजवाहाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بُوق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

корнет
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

corneta
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁশিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cornet
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kornet
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kornett
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

コルネット
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

코넷
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cornet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kèn cornet
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எக்காளம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मेणबत्ती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dondurma külahı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cornetta
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kornet
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

корнет
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cornet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορνέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

horing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glasstrut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kornett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cornet

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNET»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cornet
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cornet».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cornet

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «CORNET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cornet.
1
Bill Bryson
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNET»

Discover the use of cornet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cornet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Loudmouth George and the Cornet (Revised Edition)
Loudmouth George has just started playing the coronet and he s awful!
Nancy Carlson, 2004
2
Tune a Day for Trumpet Or Cornet Book One
These are the original editions of the ever-popular instruction books for various instruments by C. Paul Herfurth.
C. Paul Herfurth, 2003
3
Technical Studies for the Cornet
Etuder.
Herbert Lincoln Clarke, 1984
4
Practical Studies for Cornet and Trumpet
Es un libro para ayudar al alumno a familiarizarse con los acordes, para proporcionarle experiencia adicional de los ritmos, armaduras y articulaciones fundamentales, y para mejorar la precision de la lectura empleando estudios interesantes ...
Alfred Publishing, 2012
5
The Building of Castle Cornet, Guernsey
an estimate for repairs to Castle Cornet.' What this amounts to is not clear ; but that Paperill was responsible for such work as was done on Castle Cornet in the I630's seems to follow from a phrase in a letter of the Earl of Danby to the Council  ...
John Le Patourel, 1958
6
Tipbook Trumpet and Trombone, Flugelhorn and Cornet: The ...
Introduces trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns, and cornets, offers advice on purchasing an instrument, demonstrates fingering patterns, and defines jargon.
Hugo Pinksterboer, 2009
7
Tipbook Trumpet & Trombone, Flugelhorn & Cornet
The reference manual for both beginners and advanced brass wind players, including tipcodes and a glossary.
Hugo Pinksterboer, 2001
8
Violence in Cornet City: A Problem-Solving Exercise
A case study that presents a concrete image of how violence presents itself in an American city.
Patricia Kelly, Mark H. Moore, Jeffrey A. Roth, 1995
9
The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Holliday died suddenly a few weeks after her father in law. Rupert was now one of the largest landowners in the country, and was one of the most popular men. The home farm round the Chace was held for ...
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty, 2012
10
Foundation to cornet playing: an elementary method
Tuning the Cornet with the Piano and other Instruments " HE comet which is used almost exclusively to-day ' in all parts of the world is the one built in B flat, and which can be changed into A natural by means of a shank, slide or rotary valve.
Edwin Franko Goldman, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cornet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fierce and Fiercer
Since 2010, only two women have beaten Williams more than once: Alizé Cornet has managed, somehow, to do it three times, and Azarenka ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Phantoms' Stolarz aims to be part of plan
Phantoms goalie Anthony Stolarz is obscured by the Hershey Bears' Philippe Cornet as he tries to deflect a puck past Stolarz in a game last ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon 2015 Results: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis Turn on …
Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were control personified in their previous round against Eduard Roger-Vasselin and Alize Cornet, and the ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
4
Symbols in the aftermath of Charleston
... of the Aspen Institute, Walter Isaacson talked with the cornet-playing Marsalis, one of America's most accomplished musicians and educators, ... «Mountain Town News, Jul 15»
5
Morning 5: Facts about Louis Armstrong
3) Developed his cornet skills in a facility where he'd been sent for getting into trouble. 4) He recorded his biggest-selling record, “Hello, Dolly! «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
6
True Detective 2 frustrates viewers with 'cheap trick'
Roth Cornet on IGN suspects that Maybe Tomorrow will be the "make or break" episode for many viewers. You'll either connect with and enjoy ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
7
Report & Results: 2015 Brighouse Lions Festival of Brass
... on his swansong with the band - although they did take the 'Best Band on Road March', 'Best Principal Cornet' and 'Best Section' prizes. «4barsrest.com, Jul 15»
8
Paul Cornet to Join Bunge Limited Board of Directors
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced that Paul Cornet de Ways-Ruart has been appointed to its ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
9
Blin decisive as France edge out Austria - News - UEFA.com
Austria had looked threatening from set pieces but were themselves undone as Gnaly Cornet delivered a perfectly-flighted free-kick from ... «UEFA.com, Jul 15»
10
The Best Musician From Each Sun Belt City
Klipsch is the inventor of the Klipschorn loudspeaker (I'm doing the best I can here). He studied at New Mexico State and was a cornet player in ... «Underdog Dynasty, Jul 15»
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