Cornet (disambiguation)

Cornet (disambiguation)

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Cornet may refer to:

Music

  • Cornet, a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet
  • A cornett or cornetto, a Renaissance instrument made entirely from wood, with woodwind-style holes,
  • A cornet (organ stop) (pronounced "cornay"), a composite stop on an organ consisting of the 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', and 1-3/5' stops

Military

  • In military terminology, a troop of cavalry may also be called a cornet, from the now obsolete term for the Troop's standard (flag).
  • Cornet, the 16th and 17th Century term for the small square flag carried by each Troop of Horse. The term was progressively replaced during the 18th Century by "standard".
  • Cornet (military rank), a commissioned officer rank in cavalry troops, once the bearer of the Troop's flag or Cornet.
  • 9M133 Kornet, a Russian anti-tank guided missile

Places

People

Other

  • Cornet, a British English synonym for ice cream cone
  • The main character in the Playstation video game Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
  • A hoof marking for a horse.
  • Castle Cornet, a castle on an island (Cornet Rock) close to Guernsey

See also


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