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cornish

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Noun

  1. One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
  2. Alternative form of cornice.
  3. The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.

Adjective

  1. cornlike; resembling corn
  2. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
  3. Native to Cornwall.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.

Proper noun

  1. The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.
  2. The name of a town: A town in Maine.
  3. The name of a town: A town in New Hampshire.
  4. The name of a town: A town in Oklahoma.
  5. The name of a town: A town in Utah, at the border with Idaho.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall.

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