— acorned , adj.
/ay"kawrn, ay"keuhrn/ , n.
1. the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
2. a finial or knop, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of an acorn.
[ bef. 1000; ME acorne (influenced by CORN), r. akern, OE aecern, aecren mast, oak-mast; c. ON akarn fruit of wild trees, MHG ackeran acorn, Goth akran fruit, yield akrana-; alleged derivation from base of ACRE is dubious if original reference was to wild trees ]