Definitions
A brass instrument similar to a trumpet but usually mellower in tone.
Word origin
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
Used in a sentence
“They discerned a body of five cornets of horse very full, standing in very good order to receive them.”
“No general would have sent a mere cornet in command of five hundred horse: Fairfax despatched a colonel to take charge as soon as he heard what had happened.”
“This cornet [translating Cornet] was a brave young cavalier and not more than two years older than me.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Mellow trumpet cousin”6 letters
02“Small brass horn”6 letters
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