CORNSILK

cornsilk, corn silk

(noun) each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cornsilk (plural cornsilks)

A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

Alternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))

Adjective

cornsilk (not comparable)

Of a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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