cornet

«cornet» in Mova's school dictionary: a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (cornets)

meaning for a pupil

1) A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet. tree →

2) (old use) A cornet is a junior officer in an old cavalry troop who carried the flag. tree →

3) (old use) A cornet is a tall paper cone, or a cap or headdress worn long ago. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the tales, a horn or instrument the hero remembers; in old stories, a soldier's rank or a cone-shaped cap

examples

• The boy played a tune on his cornet. tree →
• The cornet of the old army carried the flag. tree →
• The cornet was a tall cone of paper full of sweets. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cornet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.