Part 2432

<i>Hos. ix. 1.</i>

<h1>Cornflower</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"flow`er</hw> <tt>(-flou`?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A conspicuous wild flower (<spn>Centaurea Cyanus</spn>), growing in grainfields.</def>

<h1>Cornic</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nic</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (<spn>Cornus florida</spn>).</def>

<h1>Cornice</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nice</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>corniche</ets>, It. <ets>cornice</ets>, LL. <ets>coronix</ets>, <ets>cornix</ets>, fr. L. <ets>coronis</ets> a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. <?/<?/<?/; akin to L. <ets>corona</ets> crown. sEE <er>Crown</er>, and cf. <er>Coronis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; <as>as, the <ex>cornice</ex> of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house</as>.</def>

<i>Gwilt.</i>

<cs><col>Cornice ring</col>, <cd>the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.</cd></cs>

<h1>Corniced</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"niced</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?st)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a cornice.</def>

<h1>Cornicle</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ni*cle</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?-k'l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>corniculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>cornu</ets> horn.]</ety> <def>A little horn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Cornicular</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*nic"u*lar</hw> <tt>(-l?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornicularius</ets>.]</ety> <def>A secretary or clerk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Cor/niculate</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor/nic"u*late</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?k"?-l?t)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>corniculatus</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Horned; having horns.</def>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having processes resembling small horns.</def>

<h1>Corniculum</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*nic"u*lum</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?k"?-l?m)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cornicula</plw> <tt>(-l<?/)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>corniculum</ets> little horn.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small hornlike part or process.</def>

<h1>Corniferous</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?f"?r-?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age.(See the Diagram, under <er>Geology</er>.) The <i>Corniferous period</i> has been so called from the numerous seams of <i>hornstone</i> which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.</def>

<h1>Cornific</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*nif"ic</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?f"?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing horns; forming horn.</def>