Corivalry, Corivalship Co·ri"val·ry, Co·ri"val·ship noun Joint rivalry.

Cork Cork (kôrk) noun [ Confer G., Dan., & Swedish kork , D. kurk ; all from Spanish corcho , from Latin cortex , corticis , bark, rind. Confer Cortex .] 1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree ( Quercus Suber ), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose .

2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.

3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance.

» Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk , calker ; calkin , a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or ox.

Cork jackets , a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming. -- Cork tree (Botany) , the species of oak ( Quercus Suber of Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.

Cork Cork transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Corked (kôrkt); present participle & verbal noun Corking .] 1. To stop with a cork, as a bottle.

2. To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.

Tread on corked stilts a prisoner's pace.
Bp. Hall.

» To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk , to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points, and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk.

Cork fossil Cork" fos`sil (kôrk" fŏs`sĭl). (Min.) A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.

Corkage Cork"age (-aj) noun The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Corked Corked adjective having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked .

Corkiness Cork"i·ness (-ĭ*nĕs) noun The quality of being corky.

Corking pin Cork"ing pin` (kôrk"ĭng pĭn`). A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. [ Obsolete] Swift.

Corkscrew Cork"screw` (-skru`) noun An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.

Corkscrew stairs , a spiral staircase around a solid newel.

Corkscrew Cork"screw` transitive verb To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [ Colloq.] Dickens.

Corkwing Cork"wing` (-wĭng`) noun (Zoology) A fish; the goldsinny.

Corkwood Cork"wood` (kôrk"wod`) noun 1. The wood of the cork oak. [ Obsolete]

2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana . (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum . (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.

Corky Cork"y (-ȳ) adjective 1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.

Bind fast hiss corky arms.
Shak.

2. Tasting of cork.

Corm Corm (kôrm) noun [ See Cormus .] 1. (Botany) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See Bulb .

2. (Biol.) Same as Cormus , 2.

Cormogeny Cor·mog"e·ny (kôr*mŏj"e*nȳ) noun [ Greek kormo`s trunk of a tree + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.) The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.

Cormophylogeny Cor`mo·phy·log"e·ny noun [ Greek kormo`s trunk of a tree + English phylogeny .] (Biol.) The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals. Haeckel.

Cormophytes Cor"mo·phytes (kôr"mo*fīts), Cor*moph"y*ta (kŏr*mŏf"ĭ*tȧ) noun plural [ New Latin cormophyta , from Greek kormo`s trunk of a tree + fyto`n plant.] (Botany) A term proposed by Endlicher to include all plants with an axis containing vascular tissue and with foliage.

Cormorant Cor"mo·rant (kôr"mo*r a nt) noun [ French cormoran , from Armor. mōr-vran a sea raven; mōr sea + bran raven, with cor , equiv. to Latin corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perhaps from Latin corvus marinus sea raven.] 1. (Zoology) Any species of Phalacrocorax , a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens , and coalgeese . [ Written also corvorant .]

2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.

Cormoraut Cor"mo·raut adjective Ravenous; voracious.

Cormorant , devouring time.
Shak.

Cormus Cor"mus (kôr"mŭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek kormo`s the trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), from kei`rein to shear.]

1. (Botany) See Corm .

2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.

Corn Corn (kôrn) noun [ Latin cornu horn: confer French corne horn, hornlike excrescence. See Horn .] A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes
Unplagued with corns , will have a bout with you.
Shak.

» The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is white and sodden, and is called a soft corn .

Corn Corn noun [ Anglo-Saxon corn ; akin to Old Saxon korn , Dutch koren , G., Dan., Swedish , & Icelandic korn , Goth. kaúrn , Latin granum , Russian zerno . Confer Grain , Kernel .] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.

2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.

» In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats , in the United States, to maize, or Indian corn , of which there are several kinds; as, yellow corn , which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; white or southern corn , which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; sweet corn , comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn , any small variety, used for popping.

3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing.

In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn .
Milton.

4. A small, hard particle; a grain. " Corn of sand." Bp. Hall. "A corn of powder." Beau. & Fl.

Corn ball , a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. -- Corn bread , bread made of Indian meal. -- Corn cake , a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. -- Corn cockle (Botany) , a weed ( Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago ), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. -- Corn flag (Botany) , a plant of the genus Gladiolus ; -- called also sword lily . -- Corn fly . (Zoology) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops tćniopus . (b) A small fly ( Anthomyia ze ) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. -- Corn fritter , a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [ U. S.] - - Corn laws , laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. -- Corn marigold . (Botany) See under Marigold . -- Corn oyster , a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [ U.S.] -- Corn parsley (Botany) , a plant of the parsley genus ( Petroselinum segetum ), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. -- Corn popper , a utensil used in popping corn. -- Corn poppy (Botany) , the red poppy ( Papaver Rhœas ), common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose . -- Corn rent , rent paid in corn. -- Corn rose . See Corn poppy . -- Corn salad (Botany) , a name given to several species of Valerianella , annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce . -- Corn stone , red limestone. [ Prov. Eng.] -- Corn violet (Botany) , a species of Campanula . -- Corn weevil . (Zoology) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil ( Sphenophorus zeć ) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil , under Weevil .

Corn Corn transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Corned (k?rnd); present participle & verbal noun Corning .] 1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.

2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.

3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. Jamieson.

4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [ Colloq.]

Corning house , a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.

Cornage Cor"nage noun [ Old French ,, horn- blowing, tax on horned cattle, from F. corne a horn, Latin cornu .] (Law) An ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

Cornamute Cor"na·mute noun A cornemuse. [ Obsolete]

Cornbind Corn"bind` noun (Botany) A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis , Polygonum Convolvulus . [ Prov. Eng.]

Corncob Corn"cob` noun The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow. [ U.S.]

Corncrake Corn"crake` noun (Zoology) A bird ( Crex crex or C. pratensis ) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird .

Corncrib Corn"crib` noun A crib for storing corn.

Corncutter Corn"cut`ter noun 1. A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.

2. An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.

Corndodger Corn"dodg`er noun A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [ U.S.] Bartlett.

Cornea Cor"ne·a noun ; plural Corneas (-...z). [ Fem. sing., from Latin corneus horny, from cornu a horn. See Horn .] (Anat.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye .

Corneal Cor"ne·al (- al ) adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the cornea.

Cornel Cor"nel noun [ Old French cornille , cornoille , F. cornouille , cornel berry, Late Latin cornolium cornel tree, from Latin cornus , from cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See Horn .] 1. (Botany) The cornelian cherry ( Cornus Mas ), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.

2. Any species of the genus Cornus , as C. florida , the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera , the osier cornel; C. Canadensis , the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.

Cornelian Cor·nel"ian noun [ French cornaline , Old French corneline , from Latin cornu horn. So called from its horny appearance when broken. See Horn , and confer Carnelian .] (Min.) Same as Carnelian .

Cornemuse Corne"muse noun [ French] A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe. Drayton.

Corneocalcareous Cor"ne·o·cal·ca"re·ous adjective

1. (Zoology) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals.

2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.

Corneous Cor"ne·ous adjective [ Latin corneus , from cornu horn.] Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. Sir T. Browne.

Corner Cor"ner noun [ Old French corniere , cornier , Late Latin cornerium , corneria , from Latin cornu horn, end, point. See Horn .] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner .

3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part.

From the four corners of the earth they come.
Shak.

4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

This thing was not done in a corner .
Acts xxvi. 26.

5. Direction; quarter.

Sits the wind in that corner !
Shak.

6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock. [ Broker's Cant]

Corner stone , the stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government." Prescott. -- Corner tooth , one of the four teeth which come in a horse's mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle teeth and the tushes.

Corner Cor"ner transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cornered (-n?rd); present participle & verbal noun Cornering .] 1. To drive into a corner.

2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.

3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.

Corner Cor"ner noun (Association Football) [ More fully corner kick .] A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line.

Cornercap Cor"ner·cap` noun The chief ornament. [ Obsolete]

Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.
Shak.

Cornered Cor"nered p. adjective 1 Having corners or angles.

2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.

Cornerwise Cor"ner·wise` adverb With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.

Cornet Cor"net noun [ French cornet , m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette , f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn , Latin cornu . See Horn .] 1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken ), of the oboe family. (b) A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-Ă -piston . (c) A certain organ stop or register.

2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. Cotgrave.

3. (Mil.) (a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. [ Obsolete] "A body of five cornets of horse." Clarendon. (b) The standard of such a troop. [ Obsolete] (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.

4. A headdress : (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions. (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.

5. [ Confer Coronet .] (Far.) See Coronet , 2.

Cornet-Ă -piston Cor"net-Ă -pis`ton noun ; plural Cornets-Ă -piston . [ French] (Mus.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.

Cornetcy Cor"net·cy noun The commission or rank of a cornet.

Corneter Cor"net·er noun One who blows a cornet.

Corneule Cor"neule noun [ French, dim. of cornée the cornea.] (Zoology) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates. Carpenter.

Cornfield Corn"field` noun A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.

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