Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Cornwall, its people, or the Cornish language.
- noun The Brittonic language of Cornwall, which has been extinct since the late 1700s.
- noun Any of an English breed of domestic chickens often crossbred to produce roasters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or provincial form of
cornice . - Pertaining to Cornwall, a county of England, forming its southwestern extremity, celebrated for its mines, especially of tin and copper.
- In heraldry, same as
aylet . - noun The ancient language of Cornwall, a dialect of the Cymric or British branch of the Celtic languages. It became extinct as a spoken language about the end of the eighteenth century.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
- adjective See
Chough . - adjective 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.
- noun The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The
Celtic language ofCornwall , related toWelsh andBreton . - adjective Of or pertaining to
Cornwall , acounty of southwestEngland . - adjective Native to Cornwall.
- noun collectively The
inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
- noun a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
- adjective of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish language
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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CORNISH - The former wife of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller has offered to give a historic church back to Cornish.
UnionLeader.com -- RSS feeds -- New Hampshire news, business and sports 2009
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CORNISH - The former wife of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller has offered to give a historic church back to Cornish.
UnionLeader.com -- RSS feeds -- New Hampshire news, business and sports 2009
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CORNISH - The former wife of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller has offered to give a historic church back to Cornish.
UnionLeader.com -- RSS feeds -- New Hampshire news, business and sports 2009
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Non-Cornish makers of "Cornish" pasties wish the same decision had been made about their product, which will now have to drop the word "Cornish" or be in breach of place-of-origin food rules introduced in 1992.
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Joe Cornish is a friend of Edgar Wright, so this could be extremely interesting.
Attack the Block Roundup, Including Detailed Synopsis and Sales Art | /Film 2010
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Ben Whishaw in “Bright Star” - Abbie Cornish is getting lots of (much-deserved) attention, but Whishaw should get just as much for bringing a beautiful excitement to his Keats.
'Zombieland' tops our Must List. Tell us what's on yours! | EW.com 2009
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As for the books, I didn't read them until i was 50, and they thrilled me and chilled me and wrapped me in Cornish fogs, Welsh mists, and always a great sense of place.
As Claire originally began her review, WTF? Roger Sutton 2007
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This is sometimes called Cornish broth, though in Cornwall a piece of meat or bones are generally boiled with the vegetables.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867
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The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, is produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, is the first in the series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge” and is due for release in 2011.
Release Dates: Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin and Zemeckis’ Mars Needs Moms! | /Film 2010
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When Ali let herself into the house well after four on Friday afternoon, the aroma of baking scones reminded her that this was Friday, and Sister Anselm was expected around five for what Leland liked to call his Cornish cream tea.
Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011
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