Chapter 82

Cor"bel, v. t. To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

To corbel out, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it.

Cor"bel-ta`ble (?), n. (Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.

{ Cor"bie or Cor"by } (k˘r"b&ybreve;), n.; pl. Corbies (-b&ibreve;z). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L. corvus raven.] 1. (Zo÷l.) The raven. [Scot.]

2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.

Corbie crow, the carrion crow. [Scot.]

Cor"bie*step` (?), n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; -- also called crowstep.

Cor"cho*rus (k˘r"k&oal;*rŭs), n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant of bitter taste.] (Bot.) The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.

{ Cor"cle (k˘r"k'l), Cor"cule (- k&usl;l) }, n. [L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.) The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. [Obs.]

Cord (k˘rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g÷rn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. Chord, Yarn.] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.

3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds. Tennyson.

4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.

5. (Mus.) See Chord. [Obs.]

Cord wood, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure).

Cord (k˘rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording.] 1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Cord"age (k˘rd"&asl;j), n. [F. cordage. See Cord.] Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Cord"al (k˘rd"al), n. Same as Cordelle.

Cordate (k˘r"d&asl;t), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart.] (Bot.) Heart- shaped; as, a cordate leaf.

Cor"date*ly, adv. In a cordate form.

Cord"ed (k˘rd"&ebreve;d), a. 1. Bound or fastened with cords.

2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.

3. Made of cords. [Obs.] "A corded ladder." Shak.

4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface.

5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.

Cor`de*lier" (k˘r`d&esl;*lēr"), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.

2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.

Cor"del*ing (k˘r"d&ebreve;*&ibreve;ng), a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See Cordelier.] Twisting.

||Cor*delle" (k˘r*d&ebreve;l"), n. [F., dim. of corde cord.] A twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell.

Cor"dial (k˘r"jal, formally k˘rd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart.] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]

A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton.

2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. Milton.

3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. Milton.

Syn. -- Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty.

Cor"dial, n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.

Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden.

2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.

3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.

Cor*dial"i*ty (k˘r*jăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve; or k˘r`d&ibreve;*ăl"-; 106), n.; pl. Cordialities (-t&ibreve;z). [LL. cordialitas, fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F. cordialitÚ.] 1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.]

That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. Sir T. Browne.

2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. Motley.

Cor"dial*ize (k˘r"jal*īz or k˘rd"yal*īz; 106), v. t. 1. To make into a cordial.

2. To render cordial; to reconcile.

Cor"dial*ize, v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]

Cor"dial*ly, adv. In a cordial manner. Dr. H. More.

Cor"dial*ness, n. Cordiality. Cotgrave.

Cor"di*er*ite (k˘r"d&ibreve;*&etilde;r*īt), n. [Named after the geologist Cordier.] (Min.) See Iolite.

Cor"di*form (k˘r"d&ibreve;*f˘rm), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart + - form, cf. F. cordiforme.] Heart-shaped. Gray.

Cor*dil"ler*a (k˘r*d&ibreve;l"l&etilde;r*&adot;; Sp. k˘r`d&esl;*ly&asl;"r&adot;), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain.

&fist; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.

Cor"di*ner (k˘r"d&ibreve;*n&etilde;r), n. A cordwainer. [Obs.]

Cor"don (k˘r"d&obreve;n; F. k˘r`d˘N"), n. [F., fr. corde. See Cord.] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon.

2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.

3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.

4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.

||Cordon bleu (k&?;r`d&?;n" bl&?;") [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. -- ||Cordon sanitaire (k&?;r`d&?;n" s&?;`n&?;`t&?;r") [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading.

||Cor`don`net" (k?r`d?n`n?"), n. [F., dim. of cordon. See Cardon.] Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.

Cor"do*van (k˘r"d&osl;*v>acr/n), n. [Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. Cordwain.] Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

Cor"du*roy` (k˘r"d&usl;*roi` or k˘r`d&usl;*roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.

2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.

Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]

Cor"du*roy`, v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed." Gen. W. T. Sherman.

Cord"wain (k?rd"w?n), n. [OE. cordewan, cordian, OF. cordoan, cordouan, fr. Sp. cordoban. See Cordovan.] A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like.

Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain. Spenser.

Cord"wain*er (-?r), n. [OE. cordwaner, cordiner, fr. OF. cordoanier, cordouanier, F. cordonnier.] A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. [Archaic.]

Core (kōr), n. [F. corps. See Corps.] A body of individuals; an assemblage. [Obs.]

He was in a core of people. Bacon.

Core, n. [Cf. Chore.] (Mining.) A miner's underground working time or shift. Raymond.

&fist; The twenty-four hours are divided into three or four cores.

Core, n. [Heb. kōr: cf. Gr. ko`ros.] A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer. Num. xi. 32 (Douay version).

Core, n. [OF. cor, coer, cuer, F. cťur, fr. L. cor heart. See Heart.] 1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince.

A fever at the core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. Byron.

2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.

4. (Founding) The portion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.

5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

6. (Anat.) The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.

Core box (Founding), a box or mold, usually divisible, in which cores are molded. -- Core print (Founding), a projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.

Core, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (kōrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coring.] 1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.

He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.

2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

Co-re"gent (k?-r?"jent), n. A joint regent or ruler.

Co`-re*la"tion (k?`r?-l?"sh?n), n. Corresponding relation.

Co`-re*li"gion*ist (-l?j"?n-?st), n. One of the same religion with another.

||Co`re*op"sis (k?`r?-?p"s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; bug + &?;&?;&?; appearance.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.

Cor"er (k?rr"?rr), n. That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an apple corer.

Co`-re*spond"ent (k?`rr?-sp?nd"ent), n. (Law) One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.

Corf (k˘rf), n.; pl. Corves (k˘rvz). [Cf. LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.] 1. A basket.

2. (Mining) (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore. (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

{ Cor"fi*ote (k˘r"f?-?t), Cor"fute (k?r"f?t), } n. A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Co`ri*a"ceous (k?`r?-?"sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.

2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.

Co`ri*an"der (k?`r?-?n"d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, perh. fr. &?;&?;&?; bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Co"ri*dine (k?"r?-d?n; 104), n. [From L. cortium leather.] A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine.]

Co*rin"don (k?-r?n"d?n), n. (Min.) See Corrundum.

||Co`rinne" (k?`r?n"), n. (Zo÷l.) The common gazelle (Gazella dorcas). See Gazelle. [Written also korin.]

Cor"inth (k?r"?nth), n. [L. Corinthus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. Currant.] 1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.

2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] Broome.

Co*rin"thi*ac (k?-r?n"th?-?k), a. [L. Corinthiacus.] Pertaining to Corinth.

Co*rin"thi*an (-an), a. 1. Of or relating to Corinth.

2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.

This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks. Parker.

3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. Milton.

4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.)

Co*rin"thi*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.

2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]

||Co"ri*um (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.] 1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.

2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.

Co*ri"val (k&osl;*rī"val), n. A rival; a corrival.

Co*ri"val, v. t. To rival; to pretend to equal. Shak.

{ Co*ri"val*ry, Co*ri"val*ship }, n. Joint rivalry.

Cork (k˘rk), n. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork, D. kurk; all fr. Sp. corcho, fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Cf. Cortex.] 1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.

2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.

3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance.

&fist; Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk, calker; calkin, a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or ox.

Cork jackets, a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming. -- Cork tree (Bot.), the species of oak (Quercus Suber of Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.

Cork, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corked (k˘rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Corking.] 1. To stop with a cork, as a bottle.

2. To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.

Tread on corked stilts a prisoner's pace. Bp. Hall.

&fist; To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk, to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points, and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk.

Cork"age (-&asl;j), n. The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Corked (k?rkt), a. having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.

Cork" fos`sil (k˘rk" f&obreve;s`s&ibreve;l). (Min.) A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.

Cork"i*ness (-&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), n. The quality of being corky.

Cork"ing pin` (k˘rk"&ibreve;ng p&ibreve;n`). A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. [Obs.] Swift.

Cork"screw` (-skr&udd;`), n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.

Corkscrew stairs, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.

Cork"screw`, v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Cork"wing` (-w&ibreve;ng`), n. (Zo÷l.) A fish; the goldsinny.

Cork"y (-&ybreve;), a. 1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.

Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak.

2. Tasting of cork.

Corm (k˘rm), n. [See Cormus.] 1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See Bulb.

2. (Biol.) Same as Cormus, 2.

Cor*mog"e*ny (k˘r*m&obreve;j"&esl;*n&ybreve;), n. [Gr. kormo`s trunk of a tree + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.) The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.

Cor`mo*phy*log"e*ny (k?r`m?-f?-l?j"?-n?), n. [Gr. kormo`s trunk of a tree + E. phylogeny.] (Biol.) The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals. Haeckel.

{ Cor"mo*phytes (k˘r"m&osl;*fīts), ||Cor*moph"y*ta (k&obreve;r*m&obreve;f"&ibreve;*t&adot;), } n. pl. [NL. cormophyta, fr. Gr. kormo`s trunk of a tree + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A term proposed by Endlicher to include all plants with an axis containing vascular tissue and with foliage.

Cor"mo*rant (k˘r"m&osl;*rant), n. [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. mōr-vran a sea raven; mōr sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.] 1. (Zo÷l.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.]

2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.

Cor"mo*raut, a. Ravenous; voracious.

Cormorant, devouring time. Shak.

||Cor"mus (k˘r"mŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to shear.]

1. (Bot.) See Corm.

2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.

Corn (k˘rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn, hornlike excrescence. See Horn.] A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you. Shak.

&fist; The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is white and sodden, and is called a soft corn.

Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka˙rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. Grain, Kernel.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.

2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.

&fist; In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or Indian corn, of which there are several kinds; as, yellow corn, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; white or southern corn, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any small variety, used for popping.

3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing.

In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. Milton.

4. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." Bp. Hall. "A corn of powder." Beau. & Fl.

Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. -- Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal. -- Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. -- Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. -- Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also sword lily. -- Corn fly. (Zo÷l.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops tŠniopus. (b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. -- Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] - - Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. -- Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold. -- Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] -- Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. -- Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn. -- Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rhťas), common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose. -- Corn rent, rent paid in corn. -- Corn rose. See Corn poppy. -- Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce. -- Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] -- Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula. -- Corn weevil. (Zo÷l.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus zeŠ) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.

Corn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corned (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Corning.] 1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.

2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.

3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. Jamieson.

4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [Colloq.]

Corning house, a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.

Cor"nage (k?r"n?j), n. [OF.,, horn- blowing, tax on horned cattle, fr. F. corne a horn, L. cornu.] (Law) An ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

Cor"na*mute (k?r"n?-m?t), n. A cornemuse. [Obs.]

Corn"bind` (k?rn"b?nd`), n. (Bot.) A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis, Polygonum Convolvulus. [Prov. Eng.]

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

Corn"crake` (-kr?k`), n. (Zo÷l.) A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird.

Corn"crib` (k?rn"kr?b`), n. A crib for storing corn.

Corn"cut`ter (-k?t`t?r), n. 1. A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.

2. 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.

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

Cor"ne*a (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. Corneas (-&?;z). [Fem. sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See Horn.] (Anat.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.

Cor"ne*al (-al), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cornea.

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

2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.

Cor*nel"ian (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF. corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny appearance when broken. See Horn, and cf. Carnelian.] (Min.) Same as Carnelian.

Corne"muse (k?rn"m?z), n. [F.] A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe. Drayton.

Cor"ne*o*cal*ca"re*ous (k?rn?-?-k?l-k?"r?-?s), a.