Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornetts
Literary usage of Cornetts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1915)
"All the cornetts,' says Mr. Galpin,1 ' are sounded by means of a small cup-shaped
mouthpiece having a very thin edge ; they are not reed instruments as ..."
2. The Works of John Marston by John Marston (1856)
"... approached the Parke corner, a full noise of cornetts winded ; and when she
entered into the Parke, the treble cornetts reported one to another, ..."
3. A Book about the Table by John Cordy Jeaffreson (1875)
"... the bearer, a gentle servant, sworn, like his official superiors, to do his
work taketh assay with cornetts of trencher bread of his own ..."
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