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What does cornet mean?

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