| slovo | definícia |
corn
(mass) | corn
- kukuričný, kukurica |
corn
(encz) | corn,kukuřice n: [amer.] Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(encz) | corn,kukuřičný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(encz) | corn,kuří oko Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(encz) | corn,obilí Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(encz) | corn,zrní Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(encz) | corn,zrno n: Zdeněk Brož |
corn
(gcide) | Indian corn \Indian corn\ (Bot.),
A cereal plant of the genus Zea (Zea Mays), also simply
called corn, used widely as a food; the maize, a native
plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of
Zea Mays having variegated kernels on each cob, in
distinction from the more commonly used yellow corn; it is
often used as decoration at Thanksgiving time. See Corn,
and Maize.
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Note: In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified
usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers
to the variegated variety.
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corn
(gcide) | maize \maize\ (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the
language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.)
A large species of American grass of the genus Zea ({Zea
Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian
corn, commonly called corn. Also, its seed, growing on
cobs, and used as food for men and animals.
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Maize eater (Zool.), a South American bird of the genus
Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials.
Maize yellow, a delicate pale yellow.
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Corn
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\ (k[^o]rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn,
hornlike excrescence. See Horn.]
A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the
toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and
troublesome.
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Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes
Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you.
--Shak.
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Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but
where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is
white and sodden, and is called a soft corn.
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Corn
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.
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5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.
Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.
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Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn.
Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
Corn fly. (Zool.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus.
(b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]
Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]
Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
(Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.
Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as),
common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of
Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
Corn weevil. (Zool.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
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Corn
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corned (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Corning.]
1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle
with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt
slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn
a tongue.
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2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn
gunpowder.
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3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn
horses. --Jamieson.
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4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one.
[Colloq.]
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Corning house, a house or place where powder is corned or
granulated.
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corn
(wn) | corn
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears:
widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the
principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America
since pre-Columbian times [syn: corn, maize, {Indian
corn}, Zea mays]
2: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or
ground for meal
3: ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
[syn: corn, edible corn]
4: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides
of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
[syn: corn, clavus]
5: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the
dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats
in Scotland and Ireland)
6: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent
corn [syn: corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn]
7: something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
v 1: feed (cattle) with corn
2: preserve with salt; "corned beef" |
CORN
(bouvier) | CORN. In its most comprehensive sense, this term signifies every sort of
grain, as well as peas and beans, this is its meaning in the memorandum
usually contained in policies of insurance. But it does not include rice. 1
Park. Ins. 112; Marsh. Ins. 223, note; Stev. on Av. part 4, art. 2; Ben. on
Av. eh. 10; 1 Marsh. Ins. 223; Park on Ins. 112; Wesk. Ins. 145. Vide Com.
Dig. Biens, G 1.
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acorn
(mass) | acorn
- žaluď |
corner
(mass) | corner
- hľadisko, hľadisko, kút |
cornish
(mass) | Cornish
- kornský |
acorn
(encz) | acorn,hrot n: Zdeněk Brožacorn,špička n: Zdeněk Brožacorn,žalud n: |
acorns
(encz) | acorns,žaludy n: pl. |
around the corner
(encz) | around the corner,co nevidět [fráz.] Pinoaround the corner,za rohem [fráz.] doslova nebo ve smyslu "kousek
odtud", také časově ve smyslu "hodně brzy" Pino |
back yourself into a corner
(encz) | back yourself into a corner,nemít šanci úniku Zdeněk Brož |
barleycorn
(encz) | barleycorn,zrno ječmene Zdeněk Brož |
bicorn
(encz) | bicorn,dvojrohý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bicornuate
(encz) | bicornuate,dvojrohý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
capricorn
(encz) | capricorn,kozoroh n: Zdeněk Brož |
capricornus
(encz) | Capricornus,souhvězdí Kozoroh n: [astr.] mykhal |
cata-cornered
(encz) | cata-cornered, adj: |
catacorner
(encz) | catacorner, adj: |
cater-cornered
(encz) | cater-cornered, |
catercorner
(encz) | catercorner,diagonálně umístěný Zdeněk Brož |
catty-corner
(encz) | catty-corner, |
catty-cornered
(encz) | catty-cornered, adj: |
chimney corner
(encz) | chimney corner, n: |
common corn salad
(encz) | common corn salad, n: |
common unicorn plant
(encz) | common unicorn plant, n: |
corn beef
(encz) | corn beef, n: |
corn borer
(encz) | corn borer, n: |
corn borer moth
(encz) | corn borer moth, n: |
corn bread
(encz) | corn bread,kukuřičný chléb Zdeněk Brož |
corn cake
(encz) | corn cake, n: |
corn campion
(encz) | corn campion, n: |
corn chamomile
(encz) | corn chamomile, n: |
corn chip
(encz) | corn chip, n: |
corn chowder
(encz) | corn chowder, n: |
corn cockle
(encz) | corn cockle, n: |
corn dab
(encz) | corn dab, n: |
corn dance
(encz) | corn dance, n: |
corn dodger
(encz) | corn dodger, n: |
corn earworm
(encz) | corn earworm, n: |
corn exchange
(encz) | corn exchange, n: |
corn field
(encz) | corn field, n: |
corn flake
(encz) | corn flake, n: |
corn flakes
(encz) | corn flakes,kukuřičné vločky Zdeněk Brož |
corn fritter
(encz) | corn fritter, n: |
corn gluten
(encz) | corn gluten, n: |
corn gluten feed
(encz) | corn gluten feed, n: |
corn lily
(encz) | corn lily, n: |
corn liquor
(encz) | corn liquor, n: |
corn marigold
(encz) | corn marigold, n: |
corn mayweed
(encz) | corn mayweed, n: |
corn meal
(encz) | corn meal, |
corn mint
(encz) | corn mint, n: |
corn muffin
(encz) | corn muffin, n: |
corn oil
(encz) | corn oil, n: |
corn pone
(encz) | corn pone, |
corn poppy
(encz) | corn poppy, n: |
corn pudding
(encz) | corn pudding, n: |
corn salad
(encz) | corn salad, n: |
corn smut
(encz) | corn smut, n: |
corn snake
(encz) | corn snake, n: |
corn snow
(encz) | corn snow, n: |
corn speedwell
(encz) | corn speedwell, n: |
corn spurrey
(encz) | corn spurrey, n: |
corn spurry
(encz) | corn spurry, n: |
corn sugar
(encz) | corn sugar, n: |
corn syrup
(encz) | corn syrup, |
corn tash
(encz) | corn tash, n: |
corn whiskey
(encz) | corn whiskey, n: |
corn whisky
(encz) | corn whisky, n: |
corn-fed
(encz) | corn-fed,vykrmený adj: Zdeněk Brožcorn-fed,vypasený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cornball
(encz) | cornball, |
cornbread
(encz) | cornbread,kukuřičný chléb Zdeněk Brož |
corncob
(encz) | corncob, |
corncob pipe
(encz) | corncob pipe, |
corncrake
(encz) | corncrake,druh ptáka n: Zdeněk Brož |
cornea
(encz) | cornea,rohovka n: Zdeněk Brož |
corneal
(encz) | corneal,rohovkový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
corneal graft
(encz) | corneal graft, n: |
corneal transplant
(encz) | corneal transplant, n: |
corned
(encz) | corned, adj: |
corned beef
(encz) | corned beef,konzervované hovězí Zdeněk Brož |
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