Cornet (disambiguation)

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

• A number of villages in Romania:
  • Cornet in Brusturi, Bihor
  • Cornet in Poduri Commune, Bacău County
  • Cornet in Vaideeni Commune, Vâlcea County

People

• Alizé Cornet, female tennis player from France
• Peeter Cornet, Dutch composer of the early 17th century

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

• Cornette, a kind of medieval headgear
• Coronet

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