cornet

Small brass instrument

A cornet is a brass instrument similar to a trumpet but with a more compact shape and mellower tone, commonly used in brass bands and jazz.

The word also refers to a cone-shaped container, particularly in British English for the wafer cone holding ice cream: She ordered a strawberry cornet from the seaside vendor.

Historically, a cornet was a piece of women's headwear or a cavalry officer of the lowest commissioned rank who carried the colors.

military

bugle

Valveless military horn

taps · charge · retreat · tattoo · last post · herald · mounted infantry · assembly · mess call · to arms

instrument

valve

Fluid flow controller

tuba · orchestra · symphony · jazz · brass quintet · brass section · ensemble · soloist · embouchure · harmonics

icecream

waffle

Gridded breakfast cake

sundae · vanilla · chocolate · strawberry · parlor · dairy · frozen · treat · sugar cone · topping

pastry

croissant

Layered crescent-shaped pastry

cream · custard · icing · rolled · cone-shaped · baked · patisserie · pastry bag · piping · dessert

Categories
Opposites
brass instrument register/size

cornettuba

Lowest brass instrument

sousaphone · bass trombone · euphonium · baritone horn · trombone

instrument family

cornetviolin

Bowed string instrument

flute · piano · harp · cello · clarinet

ice cream container type

cornettub

Open washing basin

cup · bowl · dish · pot

Family

unicorn, cornucopia, cornets, cornetto, cornetist

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G