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An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe
family. |
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A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished
with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the
trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-a-piston. |
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A certain organ stop or register. |
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A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to
inclose small wares. |
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A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied
by a cornet player. |
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The standard of such a troop. |
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The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British
cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in
1871. |
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A headdress |
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A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain
professions. |
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A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century. |
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See Coronet, 2. |
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