cornet
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Is cornet a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.Examples: "They discerned a body of five cornets of horse very full, standing in very good order to receive them."obsolete
2. (music) A kind of organ stop.
3. (botany) A hollow horn-like growth.
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.obsolete
2. (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).Examples: "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."historical
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