Webster's Dictionary 1913

8020

Cornelian

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 Carne...

8021

Cornemuse

Corne″muse (k?rn″m?z), n. A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe. Drayton.

8022

Corneocalcareous

Cor″ne‐o‐cal‐ca″re‐ous (k?rn?–?–k?l–k?″r?–?s), a.1. (Zoöl.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals.2. Horny on one side and calcareous ...

8023

Corneous

Cor″ne‐ous (–?s), a. [L. corneus, fr. cornu horn.] Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. Sir T. Browne.

8024

Corner

Cor″ner (k?r″n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See Horn.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either e...

8025

Corner (2)

Cor″ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cornered (–n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cornering.] 1. To drive into a corner.2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as,...

8026

Corner (3)

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 b...

8027

Cornercap

Cor″ner‐cap′ (–k?p′), n. The chief ornament.Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.Shak.

8028

Cornered

Cor″nered (–n?rd), p. a. 1 Having corners or angles.2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.

8029

Cornerwise

Cor″ner‐wise′ (–w?z′), adv. With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.

8030

Cornet

Cor″net (k?r″n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu. See Horn.] 1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instr...

8031

Cornet-à-piston

‖Cor″net–à–pis′ton (k?r″n?t–?–p?s″t?n; F. k?r′n?′?p?s′t?n″), n.; pl.Cornets-à-piston. (Mus.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pist...

8032

Cornetcy

Cor″net‐cy (k?r″n?t–s?), n. The commission or rank of a cornet.

8033

Corneter

Cor″net‐er (k?r″n?t–?r), n. One who blows a cornet.

8034

Corneule

Cor″neule (k?r″n?l), n. [F., dim. of cornée the cornea.] (Zoöl.) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates. Carpenter.

8035

Cornfield

Corn″field′ (k?rn″f?ld′), n. 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.

8036

Cornfloor

Corn″floor′ (–fl?r′), n. A thrashing floor. Hos. ix. 1.

8037

Cornflower

Corn″flow′er (–flou′?r), n.(Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields.

8038

Cornic

Cor″nic (k?r″n?k), a. Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida).

8039

Cornice

Cor″nice (k?r″n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ���; akin to L....

8040

Corniced

Cor″niced (k?r″n?st), a. Having a cornice.

8041

Cornicle

Cor″ni‐cle (k?r″n?–k'l), n. [L. corniculum, dim. of cornu horn.] A little horn. Sir T. Browne.

8042

Cornicular

Cor‐nic″u‐lar (–l?r), n. [L. cornicularius.] A secretary or clerk. Chaucer.

8043

Corniculate

Cor‐nic″u‐late (k?r–n?k″?–l?t), a. [L. corniculatus.]1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More.2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns.

8044

Corniculum

‖Cor‐nic″u‐lum (k?r–n?k″?–l?m), n.; pl.Cornicula (–l�). [L. corniculum little horn.] (Anat.) A small hornlike part or process.

8045

Corniferous

Cor‐nif″er‐ous (k?r–n?f″?r–?s), a. [L. cornu horn + -ferous.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferou...

8046

Cornific

Cor‐nif″ic (k?r–n?f″?k), a. [L. cornu horn + facere to make.] Producing horns; forming horn.