CORN


Meaning of CORN in English

~ 1

■ noun

1》 Brit. the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats.

↘the grain of any cereal crop.

↘ N. Amer. & Austral./NZ maize.

2》 informal something banal or sentimental.

Origin

OE, of Gmc origin.

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~ 2

■ noun a small, painful area of thickened skin on the foot, especially on the toes, caused by pressure.

Origin

ME: via Anglo-Norman Fr. from L. ~u 'horn'.

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