Cornish
Cornish
Definition
Cor·nish (kôr′nis̸h)
adjective
of Cornwall or its people, language, or culture
noun
- the Celtic language spoken in Cornwall until c. 1800, closely related to Breton and Welsh
- pl. Cornish Cor′·nish
- any of a Brit. breed of chicken with meat of a particularly good quality
- any of a breed of miniature chicken crossbred from a Cornish chicken and a Plymouth Rock chicken popularly called Cornish hen
Cornish
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- pasty: We ended up grabbing a Ginsters cornish pasty from the local Texaco station.
Browse dictionary entries near Cornish
- cornifying
- cornify
- cornified
- cornification
- corniest
- cornier
- corniculate
- cornicing
- cornichon
- corniche
- Cornish hen
- Cornishman
- Cornishmen
- cornmeal
- cornrow
- cornstalk
- cornstarch
- cornu
- cornua
- cornual
