Cornfloor Corn"floor` noun A thrashing floor. Hos. ix. 1.
Cornflower Corn"flow`er noun (Botany) A conspicuous wild flower ( Centaurea Cyanus ), growing in grainfields.
Cornic Cor"nic adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood ( Cornus florida ).
Cornice Cor"nice noun [ French
corniche , Italian
cornice , Late Latin
coronix ,
cornix , from Latin
coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Greek .........; akin to Latin
corona crown. sEE
Crown , and confer
Coronis .]
(Architecture) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. Gwilt. Cornice ring ,
the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.
Corniced Cor"niced adjective Having a cornice.
Cornicle Cor"ni·cle noun [ Latin
corniculum , dim. of
cornu horn.]
A little horn. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Cornicular Cor·nic"u·lar noun [ Latin
cornicularius .]
A secretary or clerk. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Corniculate Cor·nic"u·late adjective [ Latin
corniculatus .]
1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More. 2. (Botany) Having processes resembling small horns.
Corniculum Cor·nic"u·lum noun ;
plural Cornicula (- l...). [ Latin
corniculum little horn.]
(Anat.) A small hornlike part or process.
Corniferous Cor·nif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
cornu horn +
-ferous .]
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology .) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.
Cornific Cor·nif"ic adjective [ Latin
cornu horn +
facere to make.]
Producing horns; forming horn.
Cornification Cor`ni·fi·ca"tion noun Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.
Cornified Cor"ni·fied adjective [ Latin
cornu horn +
-fy .]
(Anat.) Converted into horn; horny.
Corniform Cor"ni·form adjective [ Latin
cornu horn +
-form .]
Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
Cornigerous Cor·nig"er·ous adjective [ Latin
corniger ;
cornu horn +
gerere to bear.]
Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Cornin Cor"nin noun (Chemistry) (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood ( Cornus florida ), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also cornic acid . (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
Corniplume Cor"ni·plume noun [ Latin
cornu horn +
pluma feather.]
(Zoology) A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
Cornish Cor"nish adjective Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England. Cornish chough .
See Chough . --
Cornish engine ,
a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.
Cornish Cor"nish noun The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
Cornist Cor"nist noun A performer on the cornet or horn.
Cornloft Corn"loft` noun A loft for corn; a granary.
Cornmuse Corn"muse noun A cornemuse.
Corno di bassetto Cor"no di bas·set"to (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t? or b?s- s?t"t?);
plural Corni (-n...) di basseto . [ Italian ]
(Mus.) A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn , and sometimes confounded with the English horn , which is a tenor oboe.
Corno Inglese Cor"no In·gle"se (?n-gl?"z?);
plural Corni Inglesi (-z...). [ Italian ]
(Mus.) A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn.
Cornopean Cor·no"pe·an noun (Mus.) An obsolete name for the cornet-Ă -piston.
Cornsheller Corn"shell`er noun A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.
Cornshuck Corn"shuck` (-shŭk`)
noun The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. [ Colloq. U.S.]
Cornstalk Corn"stalk` (-stak`)
noun A stalk of Indian corn.
Cornstarch Corn"starch` (-stärch`)
noun Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.
Cornu Cor"nu (kôr"nu)
noun ;
plural Cornua (-nu*ȧ). [ Latin ]
A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Cornu Ammonis Cor"nu Am·mo"nis (ăm*mō"nĭs);
plural Cornucopia Cor`nu·co"pi·a (kôr`nu*kō"pĭ*ȧ)
noun ;
plural Cornucopias (- ȧz). [ Latin
cornu copiae horn of plenty. See
Horn , and
Copious .]
1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance. 2. plural (Botany) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. » Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular,
cornu copić , and in the plural,
cornua copić .
Cornute Cor"nute adjective [ Latin
cornutus horned, from
cornu horn.]
1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped. 2. Cuckolded. [ R.] "My being
cornuted ."
LEstrange.
Cornute Cor·nute" transitive verb To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [ Obsolete]
Burton.
Cornuto Cor·nu"to noun [ Italian , from Latin
cornutus horned.]
A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. [ R.]
Shak.
Cornutor Cor·nu"tor noun A cuckold maker. [ R.]
Jordan.
Corny Cor"ny adjective [ Latin
cornu horn.]
Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn. Up stood the cornu reed.
Milton.
Corny Corn"y adjective 1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [ R.] "The
corny ear."
Prior. 2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [ R.]
A draught of moist and corny ale.
Chaucer.
3. Tipsy. [ Vulgar, Eng.]
Forby.
Corocore Cor"o·core noun A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago.
Corody Cor"o·dy noun [ Late Latin
corrodium ,
corredium ,
conredium , furniture, provision: confer Old French
conroi .
See Curry .]
(Old Law) An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [ Written also
corrody .]
Corol Cor"ol noun (Botany) A corolla.
Corolla Co·rol"la noun [ Latin
corolla a little crown or garland, dim. of
corona . See
Crown .]
(Botany) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals . It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom .
Corollaceous Cor`ol·la"ceous adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.
Corollary Cor"ol·la·ry noun ;
plural Corollaries (- r...z). [ Latin
corollarium gift, corollary, from
corolla . See
Corolla .]
1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [ Obsolete]
Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary ,
Rather than want a spirit.
Shak.
2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
Corollate Cor"ol·late adjective Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.
Corollet Cor"ol·let noun [ Dim. from
corolla .]
(Botany) A floret in an aggregate flower. [ Obsolete]
Martyn.
Corollifloral Co·rol`li·flo"ral (k?-r?l`l?-fl?"r
a l),
Co*rol`li*flo"rous (-fl?"r?s)
adjective [
Corolla + Latin
flos ,
floris , flower.]
(Botany) Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral .
Corolline Cor"ol·line adjective Of or pertaining to a corolla.
Coromandel Cor`o·man"del noun (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry .
See Carambola . --
Coromandel wood ,
Calamander wood.
Corona Co·ro"na noun ;
plural Latin
Coronć (-n...), English
Coronas (-n...z). [ Latin
corona crown. See
Crown .]
1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 2. (Architecture) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column . 3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown. 4. (Zoology) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin. 5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon. 6. (Botany) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ. 7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis , formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle. 8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis . Fairholt. 9. (Mus.) A character [ &pause;] called the pause or hold .
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