Word Meanings - CORNET-A-PISTON - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet. (more info) piston. Etym:

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• FURNISHMENT
  The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture. Daniel.
• MOVER
  1. A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place. 2. A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor. 3. One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, movers of sedition. These
• MOVELESS
  Motionless; fixed. "Moveless as a tower." Pope.
• INSTRUMENTAL
  Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. "He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship." Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental
• BRASS-VISAGED
  Impudent; bold.
• BRASS
  A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing. 3. Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
• SMALLISH
  Somewhat small. G. W. Cable.
• MOVABLE
  1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. 2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable
• TRUMPET
  A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves
• PISTON RING
  A spring packing ring, or any of several such rings, for a piston.
• CORNET-A-PISTON
  A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet. (more info) piston. Etym:
• MOVE
  To transfer from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. 3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. Minds desirous of
• TRUMPET-TONGUED
  Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech.
• BRASSICACEOUS
  Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.
• MOVIE
  A moving picture or a moving picture show; -- commonly used in pl.
• PISTON
  A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the
• BRASSY
  1. Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass. 2. Impudent; impudently bold.
• BRASSINESS
  The state, conditions, or quality of being brassy.
• INSTRUMENTALITY
  The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense
• SMALLCLOTHES
  A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.
• ENMOVE
  See EMMOVE
• PROMOVE
  To move forward; to advance; to promote. Bp. Fell.
• DISMALLY
  In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.
• IRREMOVABLE
  Not removable; immovable; inflexible. Shak. -- Ir`re*mov"a*bly, adv.
• BACKSLIDING
  Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. Jer. iii. 14.
• TRUNK PISTON
  In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus dispensed with.
• THERMOVOLTAIC
  Of or relating to heat and electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday.