cornet
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- n a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
- In California, Cornetist Louis Armstrong ("world's greatest Negro cornet player") was sentenced to jail for 30 days for taking poison when caught smoking a "reefer.
- It was his idea to play a cornet for the testthe cornet he had given to young Alton.
- The teacher soon moved him to drums, then to alto sax, bugle and cornet.