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.
1. (Zo÷l.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals.