Cornish definition

kôrnĭsh

Of Cornwall or its people, language, or culture.

adjective

Of or relating to Cornwall, its people, or the Cornish language.

adjective

Any of an English breed of domestic chickens often crossbred to produce roasters.

noun

Any of a Brit. breed of chicken with meat of a particularly good quality.

noun

Any of a breed of miniature chicken crossbred from a Cornish chicken and a Plymouth Rock chicken.

noun

One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.

noun

There is a movement to revive Cornish.

pronoun

A town in Maine.

pronoun

A town in New Hampshire.

pronoun

A town in Oklahoma.

pronoun

A town in Utah, at the border with Idaho.

pronoun

Native to Cornwall.

adjective

(collectively) The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.

noun

The Brittonic language of Cornwall, which has been extinct since the late 1700s.

noun

The Celtic language spoken in Cornwall until c. 1800, closely related to Breton and Welsh.

noun

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

adjective

Origin of cornish

Corn(wall) –ish

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition