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# cornet

noun (cornets)

«cornet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#m1)
2. (old use) A cornet is a junior officer in an old cavalry troop who carried the flag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#m2)
3. (old use) A cornet is a tall paper cone, or a cap or headdress worn long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#m3)

### In the lessons

in the tales, a horn or instrument the hero remembers; in old stories, a soldier's rank or a cone-shaped cap

### Examples

- The boy played a tune on his cornet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#x1)
- The cornet of the old army carried the flag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#x2)
- The cornet was a tall cone of paper full of sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cornet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cornet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cornet.html) on Mova free.