‖Cor″net–à–pis′ton (k?r″n?t–?–p?s″t?n; F. k?r′n?′?p?s′t?n″), n.; pl.Cornets-à-piston. (Mus.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.