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Cornet vs Carnet - What's the difference?

cornet | carnet |

As nouns the difference between cornet and carnet

is that cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat while carnet is a customs document that allows the temporary duty-free importation of a particular article.

cornet

English

(wikipedia cornet)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cornet, diminutive of a popular reflex of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
  • A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
  • A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK) an ice cream cone.
  • (obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
  • * Clarendon
  • A body of five cornets of horse.
  • A kind of organ stop.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) cornette, diminutive of corne, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The white headdress worn by the (Sisters of Charity).
  • (obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
  • (historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
  • Derived terms
    * cornetcy

    Anagrams

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    carnet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A customs document that allows the temporary duty-free importation of a particular article
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, Jim Hudgens et al., The Rough Guide to West Africa citation
  • , passage=If you plan to sell your car, of course, a carnet is the last thing you need: if the vehicle isn't correctly stamped in and out of each country you'll lose your deposit.}}
  • A collection of travel tickets in the form of a booklet that is sold at a discount
  • * If you think you're going to use more than ten single trip tickets within Zone 1 in a twelve month period, you can buy a carnet of ten tickets for £17 - your cost per journey reduces from £2 down to £1.70.
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