"cornsilk" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -ɪlk Etymology: corn (“maize”) + silk Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|silk|gloss1=maize}} corn (“maize”) + silk Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cornsilk (not comparable)
  1. Of a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Yellows
    Sense id: en-cornsilk-en-adj-MuFS2PPf Disambiguation of Yellows: 41 43 16

Noun [English]

Forms: cornsilks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlk Etymology: corn (“maize”) + silk Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|silk|gloss1=maize}} corn (“maize”) + silk Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornsilk (plural cornsilks)
  1. A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk. Categories (topical): Yellows
    Sense id: en-cornsilk-en-noun-wMzOvtws Disambiguation of Yellows: 41 43 16
  2. Alternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize)) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: corn silk (extra: (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))) Categories (topical): Yellows
    Sense id: en-cornsilk-en-noun-5gO4lmRC Disambiguation of Yellows: 41 43 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 25 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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