cornet

  1. Noun.  A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
  2. Noun.  A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
  3. Noun.  A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone.
  4. Noun.  The white headdress worn by the (w, Sisters of Charity) .
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
  6. Noun.  (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the (term, ensign) in infantry).

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