cornice-plane 
cornice-plane (kor'nis-pliln), . A carpenters' 
plane pmperly shaped for working moldings; 
an ogee-plane. 
cornichon (K. prou. k6r-ne-shOri ), . I*., a 
lillle horn, a deer's horn newly grown, dim. of 
conu; a horn : see horn.] In her., a branch. :is 
of the honis of a stag. 
cornicle (k.Vni-kl), . [< L- uriiiciiliiHi, dim. 
of i-nrun = K. liorn, q. v.J 1. A little horn; a 
coniicul'mn. NY T. AWVM. [Rare or obsolete.] 
2. In t-ntom., a honey-duct; one of the two 
horn-like tubular organs on the back of an 
aphid or plant-louse, from which a sweet, honey- 
like fluid exudes ; a nectary or siphunele. 
cornicula 1 (kor-nik'u-lft),*.; pi. cornicula; (-le). 
[NL., fern. (cf. L. corniculum, neut.) dim. of L. 
curnu, a horn: see cornicle.] In certain algas, 
as raucheria, the young autheridium, which re- 
sembles in shape a small horn. 
cornicula'' 1 , . Plural of corniculum. 
corniculart (kor-uik'u-lar), K. [ME. cornicuUre, 
< L. cornicularius, a lieutenant, adjutant, prop, 
one who had been presented with a corniculum 
and thereby promoted, < corniculum, a little 
horn, a horn-shaped ornament upon the hel- 
met, presented as a reward of bravery: see 
cornicle.] 1. A lieutenant or assistant of a 
superior officer. 2. The secretary or assistant 
of a magistrate ; a clerk ; a registrar. 
Don Maximus, that was an offlcere 
(if the 1'refectes, and his coruieulen. 
Ckauter, Second Nun's Tale, 1. 369. 
corniculate (k&r-nik'u-lat), a. [< LL. cornicu- 
latux,< L. corni f iilum, little horn: see corni- 
cle.] 1. Honied; having horns, (a) In bot., bear- 
ing a little horn-like spur or appendage ; bearing POO. as 
the Cruciferee. (b) In zoiX., having cornicula; having 
knobs or other processes like or likened to horns. 
2. Figuratively,crescent-shaped; having horns, 
as the moon. 
Venus moon-like grows corniculate. 
Dr. U. More, Psychathanasia, III. 111. 62. 
corniculeret, A variant form of cornicular. 
corniculum (kor-nik'u-lum), n. ; pi. cornicula 
(-la). [L., a little horn: see cornicle.] In soot. 
anil anat., a little horn; a little knob, boss, or 
spur resembling or likened to a small horn, as 
that on the upper eyelid of the horned puffin, 
hence called ftatereula eorniculata ; specifi- 
cally, the lesser horn of the human hyoid bone, 
as distinguished from the cornu or greater 
horn. Mivart Cornicula laryngis, two small car- 
tilaginous nodules articulated to the summits of the ary- 
tenoid cartilages. Also called cartilages of Santorini and 
fornua lanrntrit. 
corniferous (kor-nif'e-rus), a. and n. [< L. 
coniw, = E. horn, + fcrre = K. bear*.] I. a. Lit- 
erally, producing or containing horn : applied, 
in geol., to a group of rocks belonging to the 
lower portion of the Devonian series, because 
they contain seams of horustone. The corniferous 
group extends through New York and Canada, and is also 
an important formation further west and southwest. It 
is in places very rich in coralline remains. 
II. n. [cap.] The group of rocks so charac- 
terized. 
corniflc (k6r-nif ik), a. [< L. cornu, = E. horn, 
+ -lii-ux. < f'mr/r, make.] 1. Producing horns. 
2. Producing horn or homy substance ; caus- 
ing to become corneous or coruified: as, cor- 
n i lie tissue; a cornice process. 
cornification (kdr'ni-fl-ka'shgn), w. [< cornify: 
see -fy and -fld'on.] Production of horn ; con- 
version into horn ; the process or result of be- 
coming horny or corneous. 
An insufficient ramification of the nail-cells. 
fii* Handbook of Med. Science!, V. 103. 
corniform (kor'ni-form), a. [= P. Sp. Pg. corni- 
forme, < NL. i-in-nil'urniis, < L. cornu, = E. horn, 
+ forma, shape.] Shaped like the horn of an 
ox ; long, tapering, and somewhat curved : in 
i a torn., applied especially to large processes on 
the head and thorax, which by their position as 
well as form resemble horns ; in hot., applied to 
the nectary <>f plants. 
cornify (k6r'ni-fi), v. t. ; pret. and pp. corntfietl, 
ppr. corHifying. [< L. cornu, = E. hern, + -ficare, 
< fncere, make: see -fy.] To make or convert 
iuto horn ; cause to resemble horn. 
When the ,:n;iin.,l layers [in KtytUia \ increase in thick- 
n. -s various kimls of plates, knobs, and scale-like struc- 
tures arc develoju'd. 
nl.aur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 418. 
Tliev, -hali-hone . . . consists of nothing more than mod- 
ified papilhe of tin- Imccal mucous membrane, with an 
c\.e-sh, and riir/iinei/ epithelial development 
Kiiri/f. ISrit.. X\. KM. 
cornigerous (kor-nij'e-rus), . [= F. ton,i<iirc 
= Sp. corniyrro = Pg. It. corniyero, < L. corni- 
1271 
ger, < cornu, = E. hum, + yrrert, bear.] Horned ; 
bearing horns ; corniferous. 
Nature in other cornigerotu animal*, hath placed the 
horns high. T. Mr T. Brmenr, Vnlg. Err., v. 19. 
cornlmuset, See cornemuse. 
cornin (kor'nin), 11. [< Cornus + -in 2 .] A Lit- 
ter crystalline principle discovered in the bark 
of CornuH fiorida. Also called comic acid. 
corning (kor'ning), . [Verbal u. of cornl, , . /. ] 
1 The process of salting and seasoning MM 
and pork for preservation. 2. The process of 
granulating gunpowder. E. II. Kniyht. 
coming-house (k6r'ning-hous), n. A house or 
place where powder is granulated. 
corniplume (k6r'ni-plom), n. [< L. cornu, = E. 
horn, + /iluiiKi, feather.] In ornith., a plumi- 
corn ; a tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, 
erectile or erected like a horn, as those upon 
Hi,- head i. f honied' 1 or 1 '-iir<-d 1 ' < Is. [ I''""'. | 
Cornish 1 (k&r'nish), a. and n. [< Corn-, in 
Cornwall, + -M* 1 . Cornwall is a modification of 
AS. Corn-wealas, Cornwall, prop, the inhabi- 
tants of Cornwall, lit. ' Corn- Wales,' wealas 
(repr. by mod. Wales) being prop. pi. of wealh, 
a foreigner, esp. a Celt : see Welsh and walnut.] 
I. a. Pertaining to Cornwall, a county of Eng- 
land, forming its southwestern extremity, cele- 
brated for its mines, especially of tin and cop- 
per Cornish bit. See M/. Cornish chough, (a) 
See chough, (b) lu her., same as aylet.- Cornish Clay. 
Same as china-ttone, 2. Cornish crow, diamonds, bug, 
moneywort, salmon, steam-boiler, steam-engine, 
etc. See the nouni. 
II. n. The ancient language of Cornwall, a 
dialect of the Cymric or British branch of the 
Celtic languages. It became extinct as a spoken 
language about the end of the eighteenth cen- 
tury. 
cornlsh 2 (kdr'nish), w. An obsolete or provin- 
cial form of cornice. 
Ten small pillars adjoynlng to the wall, and sustaining 
the corniih. Sandy*, Travailes, p. 166. 
cornished (kdr'nisht), a. [< eornislfl + -ed*.] 
In her., adorned with a cornice: said of any 
bearing that is capable of receiving one, as a 
cross. 
Cornishman (kor'nish-man), n.; pi. Corntshmen 
(-men). [< Cornish 1 + man.] A native or an 
inhabitant of Cornwall, England ; specifically, 
a man belonging to the original stock of Cornish 
people. 
I have told you that the Cornithmrn kept their own 
Welsh language for many hundred years after this time. 
K. A. freeman. Old Eng. Hist., p. 96. 
corn-rose 
corn-meter (korn'me'ter), n. One who mea- 
sures 1'nrii ; :in "tlirial grain-measurer, 
corn-mill (korn'mil), . 1. A mill for grind- 
ing corn. More generally called u ;,r,Ht-mill. 
2. A small mill with a runner and concave of 
iron, used for grinding Indian corn on the cob 
for feeding stock. 
corn-mint (korn'mint), n. Sec mm t '. 
corn-moth I korn'm&th), n. A small moth, the 
Tiin-ii i/rintillti, exceedingly destructive to grain- 
sheaves in the 
field, and to 
stored grain, 
among which 
it lays its eggs. 
The larva, which 
from IU voracity 
Is called the vo(f, 
eat* Into the 
Corn-moth ( Tinta fraiallat. 
tCruis shows natural size.) 
cornlst (k6r'nist), n. [< F. eorniste, < come, a 
horn, + -iste : see horn and -ist] A performer 
on the cornet or horn, 
corn-juice (korn'jos), . Whisky made from 
Indian corn ; hence, whisky in general. [Slang, 
US] 
COrn-knife (korn'nif), n. 1. A long-bladed 
knife, slightly curved and widening to the 
point, used for cutting standing Indian corn. 
2. A small sharp knife with a blunt point, 
for paring and removing corns. 
corn-land (kdrn'land). n. Land appropriated 
or suitable to the production of corn or grain. 
corn-law (kdrn'la), . A legislative enactment 
relating to the exportation or importation of 
grain ; specifically, in Eng. hist., one of a series 
of laws extending from 1436 to 1842, regulating 
the home and foreign grain-trade of England. 
Until the repeal of the corn-laws, the grain-trade, both 
export and import, was the subject of elaborate and vary- 
ing legislation, which consisted in levying protective or 
prohibitory duties, or in Imposing restrictive conditions, 
or in granting government bounties for the encourage- 
ment of exportation. After a prolonged agitation for the 
repeal of the corn-laws by the Anti-corn-law League (or- 
ganized in 1839), Parliament in 1846, under tin mmi-in 
of Sir Robert I'eel, passed an act for a large im .hate 
reduction of the duty on imported grain, and providing 
for a merely nominal duty after 1849; which was subse- 
quently entirely removed. 
cornless (k6rn'les), a. [< cornl + Jess.] Des- 
titute of corn: as, cornless dwelling-places. 
[Rare.] 
corn-lift (k&rn'lift), n. A contrivance for rais- 
ing sacks of grain to the upper floors of a mill 
or granarv. 
corn-loft (k6rn'16ft), . A loft for storing corn ; 
a granarv. 
corn-marigold (korn'mar'i-gold), M. See man- 
corn-mastert (korn'mas'ter), . One who cul- 
tivates corn for sale. 
1 knew u nnbleniai a great grasier, a great sin > p 
master, a great tiniln-r-num, a <_'ivat eollici-. a LMVUI > /. 
utatter, and a great leadman. &", Riche. 
grains, and joins 
them together by 
a web. Halt, fre- 
quent 1 n i nine, and 
many other ex- 
pedient* are em- 
ployed to destroy 
the eggs. 
cornmudgint (k&rn'muj'in), n. [Also written 
corne-mudgin, appar. for 'corn-mudging (prob. 
orig. as an adj., sc. man or fellow, the proper 
noun form being "corn-mudger or 'corn-mucher, 
-micher), < corn* + 'mudging, ppr. of 'mudge, 
a var. of 'much, mouch, mooch, also mien, meach, 
chiefly a dialectal word, orig. hide, conceal, 
hoard: see corn* and mich, mouch. Hence, bv 
corruption, curmudgin, curmudgeon, q. v. Cf. 
cormorant, 3.] A corn-merchant who hoards 
corn to raise its price. 
Being but a riche corne-mudmn [Latin frumentariui], 
that witli a quart (or measure of come of two pounds) liad 
bought tlie freedome of his fellow-citizens. 
corn-muller (kSrn'mul'er), . [< cornl + m J- 
ler.] A pestle for grinding corn. 
The stone with a hole In the center, which is called a 
corn-mutter, I found alwnt 80 yards from the grand mound 
Smithionian Keport, 1881, p. 61i 
commuset, A variant of cornemuse. 
corno di bassetto (kor'no de bas-set'to). [It. 
corno, < L. cornu = E. horn; di, < U de, or; 
bassetto, counter-tenor, dim. of basso, bass: see 
horn, &a.s* 3 .] Same as basset-horn. 
cornon (kdr'non), H. [< corn(et) + aug. -on, 
It. -one] I. A cornet. 2. A brass wind-in- 
strument invented in 1844. 
cornopean (kor-no'pe-an), n. The cornet-a- 
pistons. [Rare.] 
You might just as well have stopped In the cabin, and 
played that cornopean, and made yourself warm and con 
fortable. W. Blade, Princess of Thule, p. 249. 
corn-oyster (korn'ois'ter), . A fritter of In- 
dian corn, which has a flavor somewhat like 
that of an oyster. [U. S.] 
In this secret direction about the mace lay the whole 
mystery of corn-oyitten. H. B. Stoiee, in the Independent 
corn-parsley (korn'pars'li), ... See l>arsley. 
corn-pipe (kom'pip), w. A pipe made by slit- 
ting the joint of a green stalk of corn. 
The shrill eorn-pift*. Ticltell. 
corn-planter (kdrn ' plan ' ter), n. A machine 
for planting Indian com. It opens the ground 
to receive the seed, drops it in hills, and then 
throws back the soil and rolls it smooth. 
corn-plaster (k6ni'plas'ter), . A small plas- 
ter, having a hole in the center, made of yel- 
low wax, Burgundy pitch, turpentine, and some- 
times with the addition of verdigris, applied to 
a com on the foot, to promote its softening and 
removal. 
corn-pone (kdrn'pon), M. Indian-corn bread, 
made with milk and eggs, and baked in a pan. 
See pone. [Southern U. S.] 
He has helped bin 
corn-popper (kdrn'pop'er), . A covered pan 
of woven wire, with a long handle, in which 
particular kind of Indian corn is popped over 
a fire. See pop-corn. [U. S.] 
corn-poppy (korn'pop'i), n. See poppy. 
corn-rent (kdrn'rent), . In Great Britain, a 
rent paid in com instead of money, varying 
in amount according to the fluctuations of the 
price of corn. 
corn-rig (korn'rig), M. [< corn + rtoj, ridge.] 
A ridge or strip of growing barley or other grain. 
[Scotch.] 
It was upon a Lammas night, 
When corn-rigt are bonnle. 
i'linw, Rigso Barley 
corn-rose (kdm-roz), M. See cocfcfei, '-'. 
