corn1

[kawrn] /kɔrn/
noun
1.
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
2.
the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
3.
the ears of this plant.
4.
the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, especially wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
5.
the plants themselves.
6.
sweet corn.
7.
corn whiskey.
8.
Skiing. corn snow.
9.
Informal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishly sentimental material, as a joke, a story, or music.
verb (used with object)
10.
to preserve and season with salt in grains.
11.
to preserve and season with brine.
12.
to granulate, as gunpowder.
13.
to plant (land) with corn.
14.
to feed with corn.
Origin
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó

corn2

[kawrn] /kɔrn/
noun, Pathology
1.
a horny induration or callosity of the epidermis, usually with a central core, formed especially on the toes or feet and caused by undue pressure or friction.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English corne < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin cornū horn, hence a horny hardening of the cuticle. See cornu

-corn

1.
a combining form meaning “having a horn,” of the kind specified by the initial element:
longicorn.
Origin
representing Latin -cornis horned

Corn.

1.
Cornish.
2.
Cornwall.
Examples from the web for corn
  • It's easy to get nicely browned, super-crunchy corn on a stove.
  • US manufacturers are exploring an innovative way of making clothing, furniture upholstery, and other products from corn.
  • The environmental case for ethanol from corn continues to weaken.
  • corn is one of the plant kingdom's biggest successes.
  • Try this tasty salad instead of grilled corn on the cob.
  • The corn flake makes its debut, not as a commercial breakfast cereal but as a dietary supplement.
  • Remove the husks from the corn and cut the kernels off the cobs with a sharp knife.
  • Sweet bay shrimp meld perfectly with grilled corn and creamy risotto.
  • Vaporizing sawdust and corn stalks yields a versatile petroleum stand-in called bio-oil.
  • High corn prices cause higher meat, dairy, wheat and soy prices for consumers.
British Dictionary definitions for corn

corn1

/kɔːn/
noun
1.
(Brit)
  1. any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland
  2. the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting
  3. a single seed of such plants; a grain
2.
Also called Indian corn, British equivalent maize
  1. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
  2. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil See also sweet corn (sense 1), popcorn (sense 1)
3.
  1. the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop: spring corn
  2. (in combination): a cornfield
4.
short for corn whisky
5.
(slang) an idea, song, etc, regarded as banal or sentimental
6.
(archaic or dialect) any hard particle or grain
verb (transitive)
7.
to feed (animals) with corn, esp oats
8.
  1. to preserve in brine
  2. to salt
9.
to plant corn on
Word Origin
Old English corn; related to Old Norse, Old High German corn, Gothic kaúrn, Latin grānum, Sanskrit jīrná fragile

corn2

/kɔːn/
noun
1.
a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction
2.
(Brit, informal) tread on someone's corns, to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
Word Origin
C15: from Old French corne horn, from Latin cornū
Word Origin and History for corn
n.

"grain," Old English corn, from Proto-Germanic *kurnam "small seed" (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon korn "grain," Middle Dutch coren, German Korn, Old Norse korn, Gothic kaurn), from PIE root *gre-no- "grain" (cf. Old Church Slavonic zruno "grain," Latin granum "seed," Lithuanian žirnis "pea"). The sense of the Old English word was "grain with the seed still in" (e.g. barleycorn) rather than a particular plant.

Locally understood to denote the leading crop of a district. Restricted to the indigenous "maize" in America (c.1600, originally Indian corn, but the adjective was dropped), usually wheat in England, oats in Scotland and Ireland, while Korn means "rye" in parts of Germany. Maize was introduced to China by 1550, it thrived where rice did not grow well and was a significant factor in the 18th century population boom there. Cornflakes first recorded 1907. Corned beef so called for the "corns" or grains of salt with which it is preserved; from verb corn "to salt" (1560s).

"hardening of skin," early 15c., from Old French corne (13c.) "horn (of an animal)," later, "corn on the foot," from Latin cornu "horn" (see horn (n.)).

corn in Medicine

corn 2 (kôrn)
n.
A small conical callosity caused by pressure over a bony prominence, usually on a toe. Also called clavus, heloma.

Slang definitions & phrases for corn

corn

noun
  1. Corn whiskey; moonshine (1820+)
  2. Music, poetry, sentiment, etc, that is maudlin and naively affirmative of old-fashioned values; banal and emotionally overwrought material; schmaltz (1930+ Jazz musicians)

[second sense probably from the notion of cornfed as indicating rural simplicity and naivete]


Related Abbreviations for corn

Corn.

  1. Cornish
  2. Cornwall
corn in the Bible

The word so rendered (dagan) in Gen. 27:28, 37, Num. 18:27, Deut. 28:51, Lam. 2:12, is a general term representing all the commodities we usually describe by the words corn, grain, seeds, peas, beans. With this corresponds the use of the word in John 12:24. In Gen. 41:35, 49, Prov. 11:26, Joel 2:24 ("wheat"), the word thus translated (bar; i.e., "winnowed") means corn purified from chaff. With this corresponds the use of the word in the New Testament (Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17; Acts 7:12). In Ps. 65:13 it means "growing corn." In Gen. 42:1, 2, 19, Josh. 9:14, Neh. 10:31 ("victuals"), the word (sheber; i.e., "broken," i.e., grist) denotes generally victuals, provisions, and corn as a principal article of food. From the time of Solomon, corn began to be exported from Palestine (Ezek. 27:17; Amos 8:5). "Plenty of corn" was a part of Issac's blessing conferred upon Jacob (Gen. 27:28; comp. Ps. 65:13).