Plural of cornet; brass instruments with three valves that produce sound through vibrating lips, used in orchestras and bands.
From French cornette, which combines corne (horn) with the diminutive -ette suffix, developing from Latin cornu (horn).
The cornet's secret weapon is its bore shape—wider and more conical than a trumpet—which gives it a warmer, almost vocal quality that made it perfect for the sentimental Victorian era.
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