Definitions

1. noun

A small, high-pitched brass musical instrument, often used in military bands, or a small, usually pointed, horn-shaped vessel for serving liquids.

“The brass section included a cornet and a flugelhorn.”

2. noun

A type of long, thin, hard seed, especially one of the grain of the maize plant.

“The farmer harvested the cornets and sold them at the market.”

3. verb

To serve or dispense (a liquid) from a cornet.

“She corneted the champagne at the wedding reception.”