What is "cornets"

Usage examples of "cornets".

The dragons exercised in tighter formation, the fuglemen and cornets called orders with harsher voices.

He swung his sword arm high and caught the eyes of the buccinators, who raised their cornets to their lips.

And the ranks of harquebusiers kept up a slow but steady fire into the smoke until the prince had the cornets sound the ceasefire.

And cornets up and down the line began picking up the signal from the first cornet.