ACORN


Meaning of ACORN in English

ˈāˌkȯrn, -ȯ(ə)n also ˈākə(r)n noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by corn ) of akern, from Old English æcern; akin to Middle High German ackeran acorns collectively, Old Norse akarn fruit of forest trees, Gothic akran fruit, produce, Irish Gaelic āirne sloe, Russian yagoda berry

1. : the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts

2. : a small conical or globular object (as of wood or metal): as

a. : a turned ornamentation commonly used as a finial or pendant in Jacobean furniture

b. : an ornamental piece of wood fixed above the vane of a masthead or a piece of metal used at the top of an upright in a ship's railing

3. : a grayish yellowish brown that is darker than deer and slightly yellower and lighter than olive wood — called also meadowlark

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