Cornish
['kɔ:niʃ]
Definition
(noun.) English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters.
(noun.) a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall.
(adj.) of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish language .
Typed by Eugenia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
(n.) The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
Checked by Darren
Definition
adj. pertaining to Cornwall.—n. the people or dialect of Cornwall.—n. Corn′ishman.
Inputed by Jackson
Examples
- The tie between the Dagonets, the du Lacs of Maryland, and their aristocratic Cornish kinsfolk, the Trevennas, had always remained close and cordial. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In 1802 Richard Trevethick, a captain in a Cornish tin-mine, took out a patent for a steam-carriage. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Those clicks had been sent from Poldhu, on the Cornish coast of England, and they had traveled through air across the Atlantic Ocean without any wire to guide them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- His reputation as a rising scientist had reached the little Cornish town, and he was given a hearty welcome. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In 1796 Richard Trevithick, a Cornish marine captain, was producing a road locomotive. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In England Murdock, the Cornish Steam Engineer, was the first to make and use coal gas for illuminating purposes, which he did in 1792 and 1798. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Inputed by Edgar