corn-ball 
corn-ball (koru'bal), . A ballmadeof p"|'|" '! 
corn, crmi'rited with white of eggs, and sweet- 
cneil with molasses or sugar, fu. 8.] 
corn-beetle (korn'bc tl), . The curujnx i/*- 
tuecim, a minute beetle, tlio larva of wliich is 
often very destructive to the stores, particu- 
larly of wheat, in granaries. The larva is 
pcner-colored, with a forked tail ; the perfect 
insect is of a bright tawny color. 
corn-bells (korn'belz), . The bell-shaped fun- 
gus CI//I/IIHX n-riiii-iiKiiK, which sometimes grows 
in grain-fields. 
cornbind (korn'biml), ii. A local name of the 
bindweed (species of Convolvulus), and of the 
climbing buckwheat, 1'olygonum Convolvulus. 
cornbottle (korn'bot'l), . The bluebottle, 
<'<'n In iircit CIJIIHUK. 
cornbrash (koru'brash), ii. Ingeol., the local 
name of a subdivision of the Jurassic series, 
belonging in the upper portion of the so-called 
Great Oolite of the English geologists. The for- 
mation e. insists of clays ami calcareous sandstones, and is 
very persistent, retaining its lithological and paleonto- 
logical character from the southwest of England nearly 
as far UK the Hilintier. 
corn-bread (korn'bred'), n. A kind of bread 
made of the meal of Indian com. See cor- 
ilodi/er, johnny-cake, and corn-pone. [U. S.] 
corri-cadgert, . [8c. : also corn-cauger.] A 
dealer in corn ; a peddler of corn. 
Like gentlemen ye must not seem, 
Hut look like corn-causer* gawn ae road. 
Jack <>' the Sute (Child's Ballads, VI. 83). 
corn-cake (kdrn'kak), n. A cake made of In- 
dian-corn meal. [U. 8.] 
corn-chandler (korn'chand'ler), n. A dealer 
in corn. See chandler. 
corn-cleaner (koru'kle'ner), n. A machine in 
which the cobs of maize are separated from the 
shelled com, and the corn is cleaned, by means 
of a rolling screen and suction-fan. 
com-cob (k&rn'kob), n. The elongated, woody, 
chaff-covered receptacle which, with the grain 
embedded in it in longitudinal rows, constitutes 
the ear of maize. [U. 8.] 
Corn-cockle (korn'kok'l), n. See cockle 1 , 2. 
corn-cracker (korn'krak'er), n. 1. A nickname 
for a Kentuckian. [U. S.] 2. A name given 
to a low class of whites in the southern United 
States, especially in North Carolina and Geor- 
gia. See cracker, 7. 3. A name of the corn- 
crake, Crex pratensis. 4. A ray of the family 
Myliobatida', Rninopti-ra quadriloba, with trans- 
versely hexagonal pavement-like teeth and a 
quadnlobate snout. [Southeastern U. S.] 
corn-crake (korn'krak), . A common Euro- 
pean bird of the rail family (Rallidai), the Crex 
pratensix, or land-rail : so called because it fre- 
quents corn-fields. See crafce 2 . 
A corn-crake, moving cautiously among the withered 
water-grasses. Harper's Mag. t LXXV1. 202. 
corn-crib (korn'krib), . A structure the side 
walls of which are formed of slats, with spaces 
between them for the circulation of air, used 
to store unshelled Indian corn. The slate are cum- 
monty slanted outward from the floor to the roof as a 
means of preventing rain from beating in, and the struc- 
ture stands free from the ground on posts, for safety from 
rats and mice. [U. 8.) 
corn-cutter 1 (k&rn'kut'er), . A machine for 
reaping corn, or for cutting up stalks of corn 
for food of cattle. 
corn-cutter 15 (korn'kufer), . One who cuts 
corns or indurations of the skin ; a chiropodist. 
Soldiers ! ainu-iilters, 
But not so valiant ; they ofttimes draw blood. 
Which you durst never do. Ford, Broken Heart, i. 2. 
corn-dodger (korn'doj'er), . A kind of cake 
made of the meal of Indian corn, and baked 
very hard. [Southern U. 8.] 
He opened a pouch which he wore on his side, and took 
from thence one or two corn-dodgers and half a boiled rab- 
bit. S. B. Sluice, Bred, II. 170. 
The universal food of the people of Texas, both rich and 
poor, seems to be corn-dodger and fried bacon. 
Olnuted, Texas. 
corn-drill (koni'dril), n. A machine for sow- 
ing corn in drills. 
cornea (kor'ne-ii), . [NL., fern, of L. corneus, 
horny: see corneous.] 1. The firm, transpa- 
rent anterior portion of the eyeball. It U of 
cirenlar outline, eoneavo eonvev, with the convexity for- 
ward, iHinndiiiK the anterior chamber of the eye in front, 
h> it< margin continuous with the sclerotic, and having its 
outer >urfare ; i> a rule, rovered with a delicate layer of 
tin- conjunctiva. In the human eye it forms about one 
sixth of the entire eyeball. Its convexity is greater than 
that of tile selenitic, forming a companitively larger por- 
tion of ;i smaller sphere than the sclerotic. " The cornea 
UK oiled from its hardness, being likened to horn; it is 
also know n as the tnnicacornea i*llueiila or pellucid horny 
L2fl 
coat of the eye, In distinction from the sclerotic. B 
under eye. 
2. In cntom., the outer surface of an insert's 
compound eye. It is generally smooth, but may l 
hairy. The word is also used to designate the outer trans- 
parent lens of each facet of a compound eye, and tin- 
surface of an ocellus fir simple eye. See cornea-lent. 
Abscission of the cornea. Hee akKiaion. 
corneal (k6r'ne-al), a. [< cornea + -al.] Per- 
taining to the cornea : as, cornea! cells ; ciirm-nl 
convexity ; a corneal ulceration. 
The corneal surface of the eye is transversely elongated 
and rcnifonn, and its pigment is black. 
Huxley, Crayfish, p. 237. 
Bowman's cornea! tubes, the tubular passage* formed 
in the fibrous layers of the cornea by forcible injection. 
cornea-lens (kor'ne-ft-lenz), it. A facet of the 
cuticular layer of the compound eye of an ar- 
thropod ; the superficies of an ocellus ; a cor- 
neule. 
Faceted cuticular layer, each facet of which forms a cor- 
nea-letu. Gegcnbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 2M. 
corn-eater (k6rn'e'ter), n. A name formerly 
given to those of the North American Indians 
who submitted readily to the influences of civil- 
ization. 
corned (k6rnd), n. [< L. cornu, = E. horn, + 
-e<F*; equiv. to cornute.] In her., horned; pro- 
vided with horns. 
corneitis (kdr-ne-I'tis), n. [NL., < cornea -f- 
-/ii*.\ Inflammation of the cornea. Also called 
ceratitis. 
cornel (kdr'nel), n. [Early mod. E. Cornell, cor- 
nilt ; = D. kornoelje = OHG. cornul (cornttl- 
boum), G. kornelle = Dan. kornel(-tra;) = Sw. 
kornel(-bar), < OF. cornille, eornoitle, corno- 
aille, F. cornouille = Sp. cornejo (cf. Pg. cor- 
niso) = It. corniolo, < ML. cornolinm, cornel- 
tree, eorniola, cornel-berry, with terminations 
of dim. form, < L. cornus, a cornel-tree (eornum, 
the cornel-fruit) (whence by adaptation AS. 
corn-treow, cornel-tree), < cornu = E. horn : in 
reference to the hardness of the wood.] The 
cornelian cherry or dogwood, a common Euro- 
pean species of Cornus, C. mag, a small tree 
producing clusters of small yellow flowers in 
spring before the leaves, followed by numerous 
red berries. The wild or male cornel is C. namjuinea, a 
shrub with red bark and black berries. The wood is free 
from grit, and for this reason is used by watch-makers to 
make instruments for cleaning fine machinery or lenses. 
In North America the bunchberry, C. Caiuulensix, is some- 
times called the low or dwarf cornel, and C. Circinata the 
round-leafed cornel. The name may be applied generally 
to species of the genus Conitw. Also cornel-tree, cornelian 
tree. 
cornelian 1 , . See cornelian. 
cornelian 2 (k6r-ne'lian), a. [An extension 
(appar. based on the L. proper name Comeliux) 
of cornel.] Pertaining to or resembling cornel. 
Cornelian cherry. See cherryi. ^Cornelian tree. 
.See cornel. 
COmel-tree (kdr'nel-tre), . Same as cornel. 
cornemuset, " [AlSo written, improp., corna- 
mute; < ME. cornemnxe, continue, < OF. cornc- 
muse, F. eornemuse, dial, cormuxe, corineuse (= 
Pr. Sp. Pg. It. eornamusa, > ML. cornamusa, 
cornemusa),<. OF. corne (= Pr. corna, etc.), horn 
(< L. cornu = E. horn, q. v.), + muse (Pr. miisa), 
pipe; lit. horn-pipe.] A bagpipe. 
Loude mynstralcies 
In cornemuae and in shahnyes. 
Chaucer, House of Fame, I. 1218. 
COrneocalcareoU8(k&r'ne-6-kal-ka're-us), a. [< 
L. coriieus, horny (see corneous), + calcareonx.] 
1 . Formed of a mixture of horny and calcare- 
ous substances, as some shells, such as Aplyititt. 
2. Horny on one side or part and calcareous 
on the other, as the opercula of some shells, 
such as TurbinidtB. 
corneosilicious (k6r*ne-6-si-lish'us), a. [< cor- 
neous + silicious.] Consisting of or containing 
both horny fibrous and sandy or silicious sub- 
stances; ceratosilicious or ceratosilicoid, as a 
sponge. 
corneous (kdr'ne-us), a. [= Sp. cornea = Pg. 
It. cornea, < L. corneus, horny, < cornn = E. 
horn. Cf. cornea.] Horny ; like horn ; consist- 
ing of a horny substance, or a substance re- 
sembling horn. Corneous lead. Same as phosge- 
nite. Corneous mercury. Same as calomel. 
corner (kor'ner), M. [< ME. corner, cornyer, < 
OF. mriiii r, ruriiirre, cornere, eourniere, corner, 
angle, F. corniere, corner-gutter (> ML. corne- 
i-iiiin, corneria, a corner, neut. and fern, forms 
of adj. "cornerius, spelled corneiriu, pertaining 
to an angle or corner), < corne (> ML. corna), 
a corner, angle, lit. a horn, a projecting point, 
< L. cornu, a horn, a projecting point, end, ex- 
tremity, etc., = AS. horn, E. horn. Cf. W. 
cornel = Corn, cornal, a corner, < corn = E. 
corner-drill 
horn; Ir. i-imn, I'niriia, a corner; AS. hi/me, 
ME. liiriit; hunir. IIHII-HI (= UKrii-H. kerne = 
h-i I. Ill/run (!'. hyrnimj) = Itan. lijiirnt: = Sw. 
hiirn), a corner, < horn, horn: see corn' 2 and 
horn. Th<> L. term was iiiiijiilux : M-I- nuijli :! . 
The noun corner in the commercial sense (def . 
9) is from the verb.] 1. 'I'ln' intersection of 
two converging lines or surfaces: an angle, 
whether internal or external : as, the corner of 
a building; the four corners of a square; the 
corner of two streets. 
They [hypocrite*! love to pray standing tn the. . . corners 
of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Mat vl. 6. 
I pon the corner of the moon 
There hangs a vaporous drop, profound. 
Skat., .Macbeth, ill. 5. 
2. The space between two converging lines 
or surfaces; specifically, the space near their 
intersection: as, the four corners of a room. 
Hence 3. A narrow space partly inclosed; 
a small secret or retired place. 
Tills thing was not done in a corner. Acts xxvi. 26. 
4. Indefinitely, any part, even the least and 
most remote or concealed : used emphatically, 
involving the inclusion of all parts : as, they 
searched every corner of the forest. 
Alight I but through my prison once a day 
Behold this maid : all cornern else o' the earth 
Let liberty make use of. Shot., Tempest, L 2. 
I turned and try'd each corner of my bed, 
To find if sleep were there, but sleep was lost. 
l>ryden. 
5f. The end, extremity, or margin. 
Ye shall not round the cnriien of your heads, neither 
shalt thou mar the cornrn of thy lieard. Lev. xix. 27. 
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither 
shall they shave off the corner of their beanl. Lev. xxl. 5. 
6. In bookbinding: (a) A triangular tool used 
for decorating the corners of a book. Also cor- 
ner-piece, (b) The leather or other material used 
in the corners of a half-bound book, (c) One 
of the metal guards used to protect the corners 
of heavily bound books. 7. A metallic cap or 
guard used to protect the comers of furniture, 
trunks, boxes, etc. 8. In sure., a mark placed 
at a corner of a surveyed tract. [U. S.j 
We have frequently heard the old surveyors along the 
Ohio say that they often met with his (Col. Crawford's! 
corner*. Quoted in .S'. De Verr* Americanisms, p. l".'i. 
9. A monopolizing of the marketable supply 
of a stock or commodity, through purchases 
for immediate or future delivery, generally by 
a secretly organized combination, for the pur- 
pose of raising the price : as, a corner in wheat. 
[U.S.] Four corners, (a) The limits of the contents 
of a document. The phrases "within the/otir content of a 
deed," "to take an instrument by the four corners," origi- 
nated in the use of only one side of a single sheet of parch- 
ment for writing a deed, and refer to what may be learn- 
ed from the face of the instrument itself. (6) A place 
where two main highways intersect each other at right 
angles: sometimes used in names of places in the United 
.States : as, Chatham Four Cornert in Columbia county, 
New York. The Corner, among English sporting men, 
Tattersall's horse-repository and betting. rooms in London : 
so called from its situation, which is at Hyde Park Corner. 
corner (kor'ner), . [< corner, n. Cf. cornered.] 
1. trans. 1. To drive or force into a corner, or 
into a place whence there is no escape. Hence 
2. To drive or force into a position of great 
difficulty ; force into a position where failure, 
defeat, or surrender is inevitable ; place in a 
situation from which escape is impossible: as, 
to corner a person in an argument.- To corner 
the market, to force up the price of a stock or commod- 
ity by purchases for immediate or future delivery', until 
the whole available supply is nearly or quite monopolized. 
U 1 . S.1 
U. intrans. 1. To meet in a corner or angle ; 
form a corner. [Rare.] 
The spot where S. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Oeorgia 
comer. Pop. Set. Mo., XXXI. 65S. 
2. To be situated on or at a corner; impinge 
or be connected at an angle: as, the house 
comers on the main street, or (when standing 
cornerwise) to the street or road; Sweden cor- 
ners on Russia at the north. 
corner-capt (kdr'ner-kap), H. The academic 
cap : so called from its square top. 
A little old man in a gowne, a wide cassock, a night-cap, 
and a corner-cap, by his habit seeming to lie a Divine. 
Breton, A Mad World, p. 8. 
The name of a gallant U niore hateful to them than the 
sight of a corner-cap. Midilleton, Family of Love, iv. 1. 
COrner-cnisel (kor'ner-chiz'el), M. See cliiseP. 
corner-cutter (kor'n^r-kut'er), . A cntting- 
press used in trimming the corners of blank 
books and cards and shaping the blanks of 
paper boxe>. 
corner-drill (kdr'ner-dril), it. Same as angle- 
brace (b). 
