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A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.

A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.

An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak.

mors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) -- Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.

about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]

Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form. Encyc. Brit. Cussans.

An approach. [Obs.] The house has a corner arrival. H. Walpole.

Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. Spenser.

d-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell. He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.

In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets. On an average, taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities.

Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious. Who scornful pass it with averted eye. Keble.

lant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).

Bearing or producing acorns.

Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.

r small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.

The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.

diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow.

To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Shak.

Having two angles or corners.