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Cornet(t, Coronet, n.¹ Also: cornat, corinet. [e.m.E. cornet (a 1547), F. cornette, dim. of corne horn. See also Quarnat.]

1. A form of head-dress worn by ladies; an appendage to the head-dress, of velvet, satin, etc., hanging down the sides of the face.(a) 1542–3 Treas. Acc. VIII. 173.
To be corinettis, pertlettis, and uther necessaris for my lady, twa elnis … blak velvet 1542–3 Ib. 175.
To be thame twa coronettis and twa muselis, half ane elne … blak velvet 1544 Ib. 325.
Tua elnis blak sating … to my lady governour to be coronettis to hir hudis 1551–2 Ib. X. 47.
To be hir corinettis and missellis half ane elne blak welwet(b) 1548–9 Treas. Acc. IX. 280.
Blak welwote to be Lady Barbara hudis, cornettis and other necessares 1552–3 Ib. X. 155.
Blak sating to be cornettis, gorgettis, and other necessares to hir 1574 Edinb. Test. III. 118.
Ane paitlet of veluot, ane cornat, & ane missell of veluot 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 231.
Twa cornettis and ane paitlet of quhite satine Ib. 232.
Ane quaiff of camorage with twa cornettis

2. Cornett cap, a priest's bonnet.In later versions (1558-66 Knox II. 545, etc.) corner cap. 1566 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 86.
If surp-claithes, cornett cap and tippet, has bein badges of idolaters in the verie act of ther idolatrie

3. The pennon of a troop of cavalry. 1594 Crim. Trials I. 342.
His Maiestie hes appointit ane of his hienes page of honnour to beir ane cornett blanche befoir his hienes 1600 Acts IV. 244.
The said Schir James Scrymgeour … hes the onlie and indoubtit heretable richt … of the beiring of all his hienes banneris, standartis, cornettis [etc.]

4. A cavalry officer who carried the colours. 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 111.]
[The captain of the horsemen, 100 merks; his lieutenant, £45; his cornet, £35 1588 Ib. 315.
Lieutennents, cornettis, and utheris memberis of thair cumpanyes