Cornet vs. Flugelhorn

Cornet and Flugelhorn Definitions
Cornet
(Music) A wind instrument of the trumpet class, having three valves operated by pistons.
Flugelhorn
A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.
Cornet
(also kôrnĭt) A piece of paper twisted into a cone and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts.
Flugelhorn
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
Cornet
(also kôrnĭt) A headdress, often cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Flugelhorn
A brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore, and having three valves.
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Cornet
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Flugelhorn
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
Cornet
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
Cornet
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
Cornet
(obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
Cornet
A kind of organ stop.
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Cornet
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
Cornet
(obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
Cornet
(historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
Cornet
An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
Cornet
A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares.
Cornet
A troop of cavalry; - so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
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Cornet
A headdress
Cornet
See Coronet, 2.
Cornet
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves