Cornet

Pronunciation: k?r"n?t
n.

1. (Mus.) See Coronet, 2.
1. An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
2. 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-à-piston.
3. A certain organ stop or register.
4. A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
5. The standard of such a troop.
6. The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.
7. A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions.
8. A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.