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in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.

The chief ornament. [Obs.] Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shak.

1 Having corners or angles.

With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.

the place where the death occurred. [In England formerly also written and pronounced crowner.]

One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction. [Obs.] Shak.

Having the nerves spring from the midrib.

One who cheats or defrauds.

One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination.

A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]

spersus); -- called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.]

Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also curvinervate and curve-veined.

One who, or that which, darkens.

One who mends by darning.

One who, or that which, deadens or checks.

The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes. Blackstone.

He who declines or rejects. A studious decliner of honors. Evelyn.

One who defines or explains.

To degenerate. [Obs.] "Degendering to hate." Spenser. He degenereth into beastliness. Joye.

The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse. Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson.