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corn

1  [kawrn]
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–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, esp. 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:
bef. 900; ME, OE; c. D koren, ON korn, G Korn, Goth kaúrn; akin to L grānum grain, Russ zernó
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corn

2  [kawrn]
–noun Pathology.
a horny induration or callosity of the epidermis, usually with a central core, formed esp. on the toes or feet and caused by undue pressure or friction.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME corne < AF, MF < L cornū horn, hence a horny hardening of the cuticle. See cornu

-corn

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

Corn.

 
1. Cornish.
2. Cornwall.

corn snow

 
–noun Skiing.
snow in the form of small pellets or grains produced by the alternate melting and freezing of a snow layer.
Also called corn, spring snow.

Origin:
1930–35

corn whiskey

 
–noun
whiskey made from a mash having at least 80 percent corn.
Also called corn, corn liquor.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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corn 1   (kôrn)   
n.  

    1. Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears.

    2. The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for the extraction of an edible oil or starch. Also called Indian corn, maize.

    3. A single grain of a cereal plant.

    4. A seed or fruit of various other plants, such as a peppercorn.

  2. An ear of this plant.

  3. Chiefly British Any of various cereal plants or grains, especially the principal crop cultivated in a particular region, such as wheat in England or oats in Scotland.

    1. A single grain of a cereal plant.

    2. A seed or fruit of various other plants, such as a peppercorn.

  5. Corn snow.

  6. Informal Corn whiskey.

  7. Slang Something considered trite, dated, melodramatic, or unduly sentimental.

v.   corned, corn·ing, corns

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to form hard particles; granulate.

    1. To season and preserve with granulated salt.

    2. To preserve (beef, for example) in brine.

  3. To feed (animals) with corn or grain.

v.   intr.
To form hard particles; become grainy: "After the snow melts all day, it corns up at night for fine conditions" (Hatfield Valley Advocate).

[Middle English, grain, from Old English; see gə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
corn 2   (kôrn)   
n.  A horny thickening of the skin, usually on or near a toe, resulting from pressure or friction. Also called clavus.

[Middle English corne, from Old French, horn, from Latin cornū; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
corn

  1. n.
    money. : I need some corn to pay the rent.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

corn  (1)
"grain," O.E. corn, from P.Gmc. *kurnam "small seed," from PIE base *ger- "wear away" (O.Slav. zruno "grain," Skt. jr- "to wear down," L. granum). The sense of the O.E. word was "grain with the seed still in" rather than a particular plant. Locally understood to denote the leading crop of a district. Restricted to corn on the cob in America (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. 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. Cornrows as a hair style is first recorded 1971. Corny "old-fashioned" is Amer.Eng. 1932, originally, "something appealing to country folk."

corn  (2)
"hardening of skin," c.1440, from O.Fr. corn "horn," later, "corn on the foot," from L. cornu "horn" (see horn).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: corn
Pronunciation: 'ko(&)rn
Function: noun
: a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Bible Dictionary

Corn

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).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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