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1musiccornet, type of wind music intrument made of horn or shaped like a horn:
(
s.xii1; MS: 1155-60
)
chantez al Deu de Jacob. Pernez ditié (Latin: carmen), e dunez tympane (var.
(B: s.xii4/4) cornez
), harpe bele od saltier
Camb Ps 149.LXXX.2 (var)
(
1360-79; MS: s.xivex
)
La Veine gloire laisse nient Que toutdis ove soy ne retient La cornette et la chalemelle
GOWERMirour 1263
(
1423
)
Item, .j. cornet garniz d'argent dorrez, ovec le tissu pendantz de .lij. petitz sonettz, pois' .j. libre .j. unce demi
Rot Parl1 iv 218.126
2inkwell (made of horn or shaped like a horn):
(
1377
)
Item le garnison d'un cornet d'or. Item son seal et auters signetz d'or et d'argent
Huntingdon Inventory 164
(
1403-4
)
Item, paié pur papire et pur .i. penner ové le cornet – .xij. d.
Mercers 176
3implementfunnel, conical or horn-shaped implement:
(
MS: s.xivin
)
Home ki veut entre Un pain de segle deit pus prendre Od un carrez parte seit E un corn partie ester deit. Kant la chandeil ert alumee E al pertus del pain seit but‚ E l[e] cornet seit par desus Buti‚ encontre le pertus. Li malade ert desus acis, Le cornet a sa buche mis
Pop Med 209.16
♦jewel.costumeconical or horn-shaped part of a garment or jewellery (?):
cornet (1148)