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Acorned
Acorned A"corned, a.
1. Furnished or loaded with acorns.
2. Fed or filled with acorns. [R.] --Shak.
BicornedBicorn Bi"corn, Bicorned Bi"corned, Bicornous Bi*cor"nous,
a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf.
Bickern.]
Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike. By-corner
By-corner By"-cor`ner, n.
A private corner.
Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the
world. --Fuller.
Cater-corneredCater-cornered Ca"ter-cor`nered, a. [Cf. Cater to cut
diagonally.]
Diagonal. [Colloq.] Clavicornes
Clavicornes Clav`i*cor"nes, n. pl. [NL.; Fr. L. clava club +
cornu horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of beetles having club-shaped antenn[ae].
CorneaCornea Cor"ne*a (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. Corneas (-?z). [Fem.
sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. 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
Corneal Cor"ne*al (-al), a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to the cornea.
CorneasCornea Cor"ne*a (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. Corneas (-?z). [Fem.
sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. 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. CornedCorn Corn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corned (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb.
n. 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. CornelCornel Cor"nel (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) 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. CornelianCornelian Cor*nel"ian (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF.
corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny
appearance when broken. See Horn, and cf. Carnelian.]
(Min.)
Same as Carnelian. cornelian cherryDogwood Dog"wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
(dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.]
(Bot.)
The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
purposes.
Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus
mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red
acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a
small American tree with very showy blossoms.
Dogwood tree.
(a) The dogwood or Cornus.
(b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in
Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
Jamaica dogwood. Cornemuse
Cornemuse Corne"muse (k?rn"m?z), n. [F.]
A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe.
--Drayton.
Corneocalcareous
Corneocalcareous Cor"ne*o*cal*ca"re*ous
(k?rn?-?-k?l-k?"r?-?s), a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous
materials, as some shells and corals.
2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.
Corneouss
Corneouss Cor"ne*ouss (-?s), a. [L. corneus, fr. cornu horn.]
Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. -- Sir T. Browne.
CornerCorner Cor"ner, n. (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. corner kickCorner Cor"ner, n. (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
Cornercap Cor"ner*cap` (-k?p`), n.
The chief ornament. [Obs.]
Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.
--Shak.
Cornered
Cornered Cor"nered (-n?rd), p. a.
1 Having corners or angles.
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
Cornerwise
Cornerwise Cor"ner*wise` (-w?z`), adv.
With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.
Cornet-a-pistonCornet-a-piston Cor"net-[`a]-pis`ton (k?r"n?t-?-p?s"t?n; F.
k?r`n?`?p?s`t?n"), n.; pl. Cornets-[`a]-piston. [F.]
(Mus.)
A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with
valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a
cornet. Cornetcy
Cornetcy Cor"net*cy (k?r"n?t-s?), n.
The commission or rank of a cornet.
Corneter
Corneter Cor"net*er (k?r"n?t-?r), n.
One who blows a cornet.
Cornets-a-pistonCornet-a-piston Cor"net-[`a]-pis`ton (k?r"n?t-?-p?s"t?n; F.
k?r`n?`?p?s`t?n"), n.; pl. Cornets-[`a]-piston. [F.]
(Mus.)
A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with
valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a
cornet. Corneule
Corneule Cor"neule (k?r"n?l), n. [F., dim. of corn?e the
cornea.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.
--Carpenter.
Four-cornered
Four-cornered Four"-cor`nered, a.
Having four corners or angles.
Hole and cornerHole Hole, n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol,
a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul
hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root
of AS. helan to conceal. See Hele, Hell, and cf. Hold
of a ship.]
1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening
in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation;
a rent; a fissure.
The holes where eyes should be. --Shak.
The blind walls Were full of chinks and holes.
--Tennyson.
The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the
lid. --2 Kings xii.
9.
2. An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in,
or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low,
narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.
--Dryden.
The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath
not where to lay his head. --Luke ix. 58.
Syn: Hollow; concavity; aperture; rent; fissure; crevice;
orifice; interstice; perforation; excavation; pit; cave;
den; cell.
Hole and corner, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] ``The
wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery.' --Dickens.
Hole board (Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through
which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; --
called also compass board. LamellicornesLamellicornia La*mel`li*cor"ni*a, n. pl. [NL. See
Lamellicorn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also
Lamellicornes. Luna corneaLuna Lu"na, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, n.,
and cf. Lune.]
1. The moon.
2. (Alchemy) Silver.
Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver
chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called
from its resemblance to horn.
Luna moth (Zo["o]l.), a very large and beautiful American
moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green,
with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the
anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale
yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of
light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly
feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple. osier cornelOsier O"sier, n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil,
aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.)
(a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet
places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North
America. It is considered the best of the willows for
basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind
of willow.
(b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of
other similar plants.
The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream.
--Shak.
Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown
for basket making. [Eng.]
Red osier.
(a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra).
(b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has
slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.
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