cornet-a-piston Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cor"net-à-pis`ton noun (Also<

• Cornet-a-piston
• Cornet-à-piston

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Etymology

F.

Wordforms

plural Cornets-à-piston

Definitions

1. (Mus.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.