Part 2429

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; <as>as, to <ex>corn</ex> horses</as>.</def>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To render intoxicated; <as>as, ale strong enough to <ex>corn</ex> one</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>Corning house</col>, <cd>a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cornage</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nage</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?j)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF.,, horn-blowing, tax on horned cattle, fr. F. <ets>corne</ets> a horn, L. <ets>cornu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.</def>

<h1>Cornamute</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"na*mute</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?-m?t)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cornemuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cornbind</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"bind`</hw> <tt>(k?rn"b?nd`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A weed that binds stalks of corn, as <spn>Convolvulus arvensis</spn>, <spn>Polygonum Convolvulus</spn>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Corncob</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"cob`</hw> <tt>(k?rn"k?b`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Corncrake</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"crake`</hw> <tt>(-kr?k`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird (<spn>Crex crex</spn> or <spn>C. pratensis</spn>) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also <altname>corn bird</altname>.</def>

<h1>Corncrib</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"crib`</hw> <tt>(k?rn"kr?b`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A crib for storing corn.</def>

<h1>Corncutter</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"cut`ter</hw> <tt>(-k?t`t?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.</def>

<h1>Corndodger</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"dodg`er</hw> <tt>(-d?j`?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<h1>Cornea</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ne*a</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Corneas</plw> <tt>(-<?/z)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[Fem. sing., fr. L. <ets>corneus</ets> horny, fr. <ets>cornu</ets> a horn. See <er>Horn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See <er>Eye</er>.</def>

<h1>Corneal</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ne*al</hw> <tt>(-<it>al</it>)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the cornea.</def>

<h1>Cornel</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nel</hw> <tt>(-n?l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>cornille</ets>, <ets>cornoille</ets>, F. <ets>cornouille</ets>, cornel berry, LL. <ets>cornolium</ets> cornel tree, fr. L. <ets>cornus</ets>, fr. <ets>cornu</ets> horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See <er>Horn</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The cornelian cherry (<spn>Cornus Mas</spn>), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.</def>