Part 2433

<h1>Cornification</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(k?r`n?-f?-k?"sh?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.</def>

<h1>Cornified</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ni*fied</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?-f?d)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Converted into horn; horny.</def>

<h1>Corniform</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ni*form</hw> <tt>(-f?rm)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.</def>

<h1>Cornigerous</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*nig"er*ous</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?j"?r-?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>corniger</ets>; <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Horned; having horns; <as>as, <ex>cornigerous</ex> animals</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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

<h1>Cornin</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nin</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (<spn>Cornus florida</spn>), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also <altname>cornic acid</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.</def>

<h1>Corniplume</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"ni*plume</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?-pl?m)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu</ets> horn + <ets>pluma</ets> feather.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.</def>

<h1>Cornish</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nish</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?sh)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.</def>

<cs><col>Cornish chough</col>. <cd>See <er>Chough</er>.</cd> -- <col>Cornish engine</col>, <cd>a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cornish</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nish</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.</def>

<h1>Cornist</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A performer on the cornet or horn.</def>

<h1>Cornloft</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"loft`</hw> <tt>(k?rn"l?ft`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A loft for corn; a granary.</def>

<h1>Cornmuse</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"muse</hw> <tt>(-m?z)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cornemuse.</def>

<h1>Corno di bassetto</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"no di bas*set"to</hw> <tt>(k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t? &or; b?s-s?t"t?)</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Corni <tt>(-n<?/)</tt> di basseto</plw>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A tenor clarinet; -- called also <altname>basset horn</altname>, and sometimes confounded with the <i>English horn</i>, which is a tenor oboe.</def>

<h1>Corno Inglese</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"no In*gle"se</hw> <tt>(?n-gl?"z?)</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Corni Inglesi</plw> <tt>(-z<?/)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn.</def>