(esp of beef) cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, now often canned
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
corn1 /kɔrn/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [~ + object]
corn2 /kɔrn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Plant Biology[uncountable]Also called Indian corn;
esp. technical and Brit., maize.- Plant Biologya tall cereal plant having a solid stem and kernels growing on large ears.
- Plant Biologythe kernels of this plant, used for food.
- the ears of this plant.
- Plant Biology[uncountable]
- the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, esp. wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
- Plant Biologythe plants themselves.
- Plant Biology sweet corn.
- a single grain of certain plants, as pepper, wheat, etc.:[countable]She ground up a few corns of pepper for flavoring.
- Informal Terms[uncountable] Informal. old-fashioned, boring, or overly sentimental material, as a joke, story, or piece of music.
v. [~ + object]
- Foodto preserve, season, or cook (food) with salty water:Dad corned his own beef.
corn2 /kɔrn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
- Pathologya hard, horny growth of skin tissue formed over a bone, esp. on the toes, as a result of pressure or friction.
corned
(kôrnd),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Foodmarinated in brine, often containing garlic, peppercorns, cloves, etc.;
preserved or cured with salt:corned beef.
- corn1 + -ed2 1570–80
corn1
(kôrn),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
corn2 (kôrn),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
-corn,
Corn.,
- Plant BiologyAlso called Indian corn;
esp. technical and Brit., 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. - Plant Biologythe grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
- Plant Biologythe ears of this plant.
- Plant Biologythe edible seed of certain other cereal plants, esp. wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
- Plant Biologythe plants themselves.
- Plant Biologysweet corn.
- WineSee corn whiskey.
- Sport[Skiing.]See corn snow.
- Informal Termsold-fashioned, trite, or mawkishly sentimental material, as a joke, a story, or music.
v.t.
- Foodto preserve and season with salt in grains.
- Foodto preserve and season with brine.
- to granulate, as gunpowder.
- Agricultureto plant (land) with corn.
- to feed with corn.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó
corn2 (kôrn),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
- Pathologya 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.
- Latin cornū horn, hence a horny hardening of the cuticle. See cornu
- Anglo-French, Middle French
- late Middle English corne 1375–1425
-corn,
- a combining form meaning "having a horn,'' of the kind specified by the initial element:longicorn.
- representing Latin -cornis horned
Corn.,
- Cornish.
- Place NamesCornwall.
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any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting a single seed of such plants; a grain - Also called: Indian corn
British equivalent: maizea tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil
See alsosweetcorn 1 popcorn 1 the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop (in combination) - short for corn whisky
an idea, song, etc, regarded as banal or sentimental
to feed (animals) with corn, esp oats to preserve in brine to salt
a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction - tread on someone's corns ⇒
to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his or her privileges
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