English Explanatory Dictionary

cornsilk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
  2. Alternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))
adj
  1. Of a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

Word forms

cornsilk cornsilks

Etymology

From corn (“maize”) + silk.

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