Part 2434

<h1>Cornopean</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor*no"pe*an</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?"p?-<it>a</it>n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An obsolete name for the cornet-\'85-piston.</def>

<h1>Cornsheller</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"shell`er</hw> <tt>(k?rn"sh?l`?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.</def>

<h1>Cornshuck</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"shuck`</hw> <tt>(-sh?k`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The husk covering an ear of Indian corn.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Cornstalk</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"stalk`</hw> <tt>(-st?k`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A stalk of Indian corn.</def>

<h1>Cornstarch</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Corn"starch`</hw> <tt>(-st?rch`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.</def>

<h1>Cornu</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nu</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?)</tt>, <tt>n</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cornua</plw> <tt>(-n<?/-<?/)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.</def>

<h1>Cornu Ammonis</h1> <Xpage=324>

<hw>Cor"nu Am*mo"nis</hw> <tt>(?m-m?"n?s)</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cornua Ammonis</plw></plu>. <ety>[L., horn of Ammon. See <er>Ammonite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite.</def>

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<h1>Cornucopia</h1> <Xpage=325>

<hw>Cor`nu*co"pi*a</hw> <tt>(k?r`n?-k?"p?-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cornucopias</plw> <tt>(-<?/z)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>cornu copiae</ets> horn of plenty. See <er>Horn</er>, and <er>Copious</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.</def>

<note>&hand; Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, <i>cornu copi\'91</i>, and in the plural, <i>cornua copi\'91</i>.</note>

<h1>Cornute krnt &or; kr-nt, Cornuted</h1> <Xpage=325>

<hw><hw>Cor"nute</hw> <tt>(k?r"n?t &or; k?r-n?t")</tt>, <hw>Cor*nut"ed</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?"t?d)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cornutus</ets> horned, from <ets>cornu</ets> horn.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Cuckolded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "My being <i>cornuted</i>."

<i>LEstrange.</i>

<h1>Cornute</h1> <Xpage=325>

<hw>Cor*nute"</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?t")</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Burton.</i>

<h1>Cornuto</h1> <Xpage=325>

<hw>Cor*nu"to</hw> <tt>(k?r-n?"t?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>cornutus</ets> horned.]</ety> <def>A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>