Cornet
From Cunnan
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Cornet (clothing)
A cornet is a conical hat or headdress worn by medieval women. My meager references disagree on what century is appropriate.
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Cornet (regalia)
A cornet is an obscure form of coronet, a type of crown.
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Cornet (music)
A cornet is a musical instrument, a type of horn closely related to the trumpet, but it is smaller and has a higher range.
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Cornet (heraldry)
In the SCA, a cornet is a herald-in-training.
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Cornet (combat)
In the 16th century, various cavalry units referred to their junior officer or standard bearer as a cornet, as well as the term being used for the unit itself. Some link this to the conical shape of the standard and others to the musical instrument the bearer would carry.
