cornet
/kawr-net for 1; kawr-nit, kawr-net for 2-8/US // kɔrˈnɛt for 1; ˈkɔr nɪt, kɔrˈnɛt for 2-8 //UK // (ˈkɔːnɪt) //
长笛,圆号,笛笛,笛声
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- : a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc.
- : a pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream.
- : British. a conical wafer, as for ice cream; cone.
- : a large, white, winged headdress formerly worn by the members of the Sisters of Charity.
- : a woman's headdress, often cone-shaped, usually of delicate fabrics and having lappets of lace or other material, worn by women from the 14th to the 18th century.
- : a pennant or flag used for signaling in a navy.
- : the officer who carried the colors in a troop of cavalry: the cornet of horse.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nouninstrument
Examples
Therefore when we hear the sound of the cornet we should implore God to rebuild the Temple.
A bugle or cornet is not good form, although I have heard it in small towns.
M. Trinquier spun round to face the intruder, baton in one hand, cornet in the other.
There is nothing criminal in preferring the cornet to any other wind instrument.
Casting a last look upon his desolate kraal, the field-cornet turned his horse's head, and rode after the wagon.
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