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1 Cornette
A portion of the head dress of ladles in the reign of Henry VIII. In the 17th century it is described as " the upper pinner which dangles about the cheeks, hang ing down with flaps. " Another writer adds like hounds ears." See head dress. It was a form of lace lappet. -
2 Cornet
A portion of the head dress of ladles in the reign of Henry VIII. In the 17th century it is described as " the upper pinner which dangles about the cheeks, hang ing down with flaps. " Another writer adds like hounds ears." See head dress. It was a form of lace lappet.
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cornette — 1. (kor nè t ) s. f. 1° Sorte de coiffure de femme en déshabillé. • Sans nuls atours qu une simple cornette, LA FONT. Quipr.. • Attends.... que la belle en cornette...., BOILEAU Sat. X.. • En rajustant sa cornette, BÉRANG. Ivrogne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Cornet [1] — Cornet, ehemals der jüngste Offizier in einer Schwadron, der die Fahne (Cornette) trug; die Schwadron hieß von der Fahne »Cornette«. Cornette blanche, bei dem alten franz. Militär die Fahne der Leibcompagnie vom Regiment des Colonel general der… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Cornette — Variante ou forme féminine de Cornet (voir ce nom) portée dans le département du Nord et en Belgique. Le rapport avec une coiffe de femme (la cornette) semble a priori exclu. Par contre, plusieurs hameaux du Nord s appellent La Cornette … Noms de famille
Cornet — Cor net (k?r n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu. See {Horn}.] 1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. (b) A brass instrument,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cornet (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Music 2 Military 3 Places 4 People … Wikipedia
cornette — I. noun see cornet I, 2b II. noun see cornet II, 1 * * * cornette variant of cornet … Useful english dictionary
cornet — /ˈkɔnət / (say kawnuht) noun 1. a wind instrument of the trumpet class, with valves or pistons. 2. a player of a cornet in an orchestra. 3. an organ stop. 4. a little cone of paper twisted at the end, used for enclosing sweets, groceries, etc. 5 …
cornet — 1. n. 1 Mus. a a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but shorter and wider. b its player. c an organ stop with the quality of a cornet. d a cornetto. 2 Brit. a conical wafer for holding ice cream. Derivatives: cornetist n. cornettist n.… … Useful english dictionary
cornet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corn horn, from Latin cornu Date: 14th century 1. a valved brass instrument resembling a trumpet in design and range but having a shorter partly conical tube and less… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cornet — cornet1 [ kɔ:nɪt] noun 1》 a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but shorter and wider. 2》 Brit. a cone shaped wafer for holding ice cream. Derivatives cornetist kɔ: nɛtɪst (also cornettist) noun Origin ME (orig. denoting a wind instrument made… … English new terms dictionary
corne — [ kɔrn ] n. f. • v. 1120; lat. pop. corna; lat. class. cornua, plur. de cornu → 1. cor 1 ♦ Excroissance osseuse permanente recouverte d un étui épidermique, sur la tête de certains mammifères. Cornes frontales des bovidés, des antilopes et des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
