<B>corni, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>corno.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cornice">
<B>cornice, </B>noun, verb, <B>-niced,</B> <B>-nicing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>an ornamental molding that projects along the top of a wall, pillar, or side of a building. <DD><B> b. </B>the top part of an entablature, resting on and projecting over the frieze. <DD><B> 2. </B>a molding, usually of wood or plaster, around the walls of a room just below the ceiling. <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of various other ornamental moldings, as for concealing a curtain rod or otherwise decorating the top of a window. <DD><B> 4. </B>an overhanging mass of ice and snow at the edge of a mountain ridge. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to build or finish with a cornice. </DL>
<A NAME="corniche">
<B>corniche, </B>noun, or <B>corniche road,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a road running along the edge of a mountainside. </DL>
<A NAME="cornicle">
<B>cornicle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any small, hornlike organ or process, as one of the projections or antennae of a snail or an insect. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of two hornlike, tubular organs on the back of an aphid, from which a waxy fluid is secreted; siphuncle. </DL>
<A NAME="corniculate">
<B>corniculate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having pointed projections like horns; horned. </DL>
<A NAME="corniferous">
<B>Corniferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) of or having to do with a portion of the Devonian system containing hornstone. </DL>
<A NAME="cornify">
<B>cornify, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make or convert into horn or a horny substance; make chitinous. </DL>
<A NAME="cornish">
<B>Cornish, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the English county of Cornwall, its people, their former Celtic language, or their present dialect. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall until the late 1700's. <DD><B> 2. </B>the modern English dialect spoken in Cornwall. <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of a breed of large, heavy chickens raised mainly for meat. They are originally from England and have unfeathered shanks and a yellow skin. </DL>
<A NAME="cornishman">
<B>Cornishman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of Cornwall, in southwestern England. </DL>
<A NAME="cornland">
<B>cornland, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> land suitable for the cultivation of corn. </DL>
<A NAME="cornlaw">
<B>corn law,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Historical.) a law regulating trade in grain, especially its import and export. </DL>
<A NAME="cornleafaphid">
<B>corn leaf aphid,</B> =corn aphis.</DL>
<A NAME="cornlily">
<B>corn lily,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of South African plants of the iris family. </DL>
<A NAME="cornliquor">
<B>corn liquor,</B> =corn whiskey.</DL>
<A NAME="cornloft">
<B>cornloft, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a loft for storing corn; granary. </DL>
<A NAME="cornmeal">
<B>corn meal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a meal made by grinding up dry corn; Indian meal. <DD><B> b. </B>a meal made of other grain. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Scottish.) oatmeal. </DL>
<A NAME="corno">
<B>corno, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ni.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a horn. <DD><B> 2. </B>the French horn. </DL>
<A NAME="cornoil">
<B>corn oil,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a vegetable oil made from whole-grain corn and used chiefly in cooking and salads. <BR> <I>Ex. Corn oil can help control blood cholesterol levels (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cornoyster">
<B>corn oyster,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fritter containing Indian corn cut from the cob, in appearance somewhat like a fried oyster. </DL>
<A NAME="cornpicker">
<B>corn picker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a machine that picks ears of corn from standing stalks and strips the husks from them. </DL>
<A NAME="cornpith">
<B>corn pith,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the pith of the stalk of Indian corn, used in the manufacture of paper and formerly at the back of armor of warships to prevent water from entering shot holes. </DL>
<A NAME="cornpone">
<B>corn pone,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> in the southern United States: <DD><B> 1. </B>a simple kind of corn bread, usually made without milk or eggs. <DD><B> 2. </B>a flat loaf of such bread, shaped by hand. </DL>
<A NAME="cornpone">
<B>corn-pone, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a bumpkin; rustic. <BR> <I>Ex. a little old corn-pone Congressman (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cornpopper">
<B>corn popper,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a utensil, such as a long-handled, covered pan of woven wire, in which popcorn is popped. </DL>
<A NAME="cornpoppy">
<B>corn poppy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the common field poppy of Europe, having bright red flowers; coquelicot. </DL>
<B>cornrow, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Dialect.) to arrange hair into flat braids or pigtails. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsalad">
<B>corn salad,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various plants used for salad, sometimes found growing wild in grainfields. </DL>
<A NAME="cornshock">
<B>corn shock,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a conical stack of cornstalks cut and set up on end together in a field. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsilk">
<B>corn silk,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the glossy threads or styles at the end of an ear of corn. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsirup">
<B>corn sirup,</B> =corn syrup.</DL>
<A NAME="cornsmut">
<B>corn smut,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a disease in growing corn produced by a fungus that fills the grains with black, sootlike, powdery spores. <DD><B> 2. </B>this fungus, once used medicinally. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsnake">
<B>corn snake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, harmless rat snake, common in the southern United States, where it is found in cornfields and granaries. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsnow">
<B>corn snow,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Skiing.) snow having the consistency of grains or granules as a result of alternate melting and freezing. </DL>
<A NAME="cornstalk">
<B>cornstalk, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stalk of Indian corn. </DL>
<A NAME="cornstarch">
<B>cornstarch, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a starchy white flour made from corn, used to thicken puddings, custard, gravies, and other foods. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsugar">
<B>corn sugar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sugar made from cornstarch. </DL>
<A NAME="cornsyrup">
<B>corn syrup,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a syrup made from cornstarch; a kind of glucose. Also, <B>corn sirup.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cornu">
<B>cornu, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nua.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) a horn or hornlike part or process. </DL>
<A NAME="cornual">
<B>cornual, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) of a cornu or cornua; hornlike. </DL>
<A NAME="cornucopia">
<B>cornucopia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a horn-shaped container represented in art as overflowing with fruit, vegetables, and flowers; horn of plenty. It is the symbol of fruitfulness and plenty. Originally it represented the horn of the goat Amalthaea, which suckled the infant Zeus. <DD><B> 2. </B>any horn-shaped container or ornament. Cornucopias are hung on Christmas trees. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) an overflowing supply; abundance. </DL>
<A NAME="cornucopian">
<B>cornucopian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a cornucopia; overflowingly abundant or productive. <BR> <I>Ex. Comfortable, air-conditioned homes, cornucopian supermarkets (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cornucopiate">
<B>cornucopiate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the shape of a cornucopia, as certain shells. </DL>
<A NAME="cornus">
<B>cornus, </B>noun. =cornel.</DL>
<A NAME="cornute">
<B>cornute, </B>adjective, verb, <B>-nuted,</B> <B>-nuting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> cornuted. <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Archaic.) to make a cuckold of. </DL>
<B>corny</B> (1), adjective, <B>cornier,</B> <B>corniest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>of or having to do with corn. <DD><B> b. </B>abounding in corn. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) trite, outdated, or sentimental. <BR> <I>Ex. corny jokes, corny music. He uses the corniest lines, ones that no one else would dare to try (Newsweek).</I> adv. <B>cornily.</B> noun <B>corniness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corny">
<B>corny</B> (2), adjective, <B>cornier,</B> <B>corniest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> having or having to do with corns on the feet. </DL>
<A NAME="corody">
<B>corody, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an allowance, especially of provisions for maintenance. <DD><B> 2. </B>the right to receive this. Also, <B>corrody.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="coroll">
<B>coroll.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> corollary. </DL>
<A NAME="corolla">
<B>corolla, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the petals of a flower. The petals which make up the corolla may be either separate from each other or fused together. <BR> <I>Ex. The corolla is the inner floral envelope, usually delicate in texture, and showing more or less brilliant colors and combinations of color (Heber W. Youngken).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="corollaceous">
<B>corollaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having to do with or resembling a corolla. </DL>
<A NAME="corollar">
<B>corollar, </B>adjective. =corollaceous.</DL>
<A NAME="corollary">
<B>corollary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-laries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a natural consequence or result. <BR> <I>Ex. Destruction and suffering are corollaries of war.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an inference; deduction. <DD><B> 3. </B>something proved by inference from something else already proved. <DD><I>adj. </I> of the nature of a corollary. </DL>
<A NAME="corollate">
<B>corollate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD><B> 1. </B>having a corolla. <DD><B> 2. </B>resembling a corolla. </DL>
