See Also: beggar 1, noun(dictionary)
BEGGAR(law)
beggar(2)(dictionary)
beggar(1)(dictionary)
Beggar's Opera, The(dictionary)
beggar 2, verb(dictionary)
Beggar - Poker(gambling)
beggar's lice(medicine)
Beggar thy neighbor(finance)
Beggar-thy-neighbor(money)

cornet (sh) and beggar 1, noun (oh)


cornet (sh)




Valved brass instrument.

It evolved in the 1820s from the posthorn. Like the trumpet, it has three valves, but its bore is somewhat more conical. It is a transposing instrument (its Music written a tone above the actual sound), usually built in the key of B-flat, though a higher-pitched E-flat instrument is used as well. Its range parallels that of the trumpet. Its agility made it a very popular solo instrument; it often displaced the trumpet in 19th-century orchestras, and it preceded the trumpet in modern Dance and jazz bands. Recent developments have made the two instruments very similar, and the cornet's popularity has waned considerably as a result.


beggar 1, noun (oh)



someone who lives by asking people for Food and money
::the beggars on the streets
lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar
BrE spoken used when speaking to or about someone you like
::'How's Dave?' 'The lucky beggar's in the south of France!'
beggars can't be choosers
used to say that when you have no money or no power to choose, you have to accept whatever you are given