cornsilk
English
noun
Definitions
- A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
- (alternative form of) corn silk the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize)
Etymology
Compound from English corn (maize, grain) + English silk.
Origin
English
silk
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Corngate English
- barleycorn English
- breadcorn English
- broomcorn English
- corn English
- corn silk English
- corn sugar English
- corn-factor English
- cornball English
- cornbind English
- corncake English
- corncob English
- corncockle English
- corncrake English
- corncutter English
- cornfed English
- cornfest English
- cornfield English
- cornflake English
- cornfloor English
- cornflour English
- cornflower English
- cornhole English
- cornhusk English
- cornhusker English
- cornhusking English
- cornify English
- cornland English
- cornless English
- cornlike English
- cornloft English
- cornmarket English
- cornmeal English
- cornmill English
- cornpone English
- cornrow English
- cornsack English
- cornsheller English
- cornshuck English
- cornshucking English
- cornstalk English
- cornstarch English
- cornstick English
- cornstone English
- cornworm English
- corny English
- desilk English
- kernel English
- multicorn English
- nonsilk English
- off-corn English
- peppercorn English
- puffcorn English
- quadricorn English
- seedcorn English
- silk English
- silken English
- silkette English
- silkgrass English
- silkgrower English
- silkgrowing English
- silkless English
- silklike English
- silkman English
- silkmoth English
- silkness English
- silkscreen English
- silkstone English
- silktail English
- silkware English
- silkwear English
- silkweed English
- silkwoman English
- silkwork English
- silkworks English
- silkworm English
- silky English
- corn Middle English
- silk Middle English
- silka Esperanto
- silko Esperanto
- ko̧o̧n Marshallese
- kon Tok Pisin
- kānga Maori
- silik Choctaw
- corn
- silk
- corny
- silky
- desilk
- kernel
- silken
- cornfed
- nonsilk
- cornrow
- cornify
- silkman
- corncob
- cornsack
- cornmeal
- cornland
- silkware
- silktail
- cornpone
- silkwear
- silkmoth
- silkworm
- silkweed
- cornworm
- puffcorn
- silkwork
- cornlike
- cornfest
- cornloft
- cornhole
- silkette
- off-corn
- seedcorn
- silkless
- cornball
- silkness
- corncake
- cornbind
- silklike
- cornhusk
- Corngate
- cornmill
- cornless
- cornfield
- cornflour
- cornflake
- silkgrass
- cornfloor
- corn silk
- cornstone
- broomcorn
- silkworks
- silkwoman
- corncrake
- cornshuck
- breadcorn
- multicorn
- cornstalk
- silkstone
- cornstick
- corn sugar
- quadricorn
- cornmarket
- cornhusker
- silkscreen
- corncockle
- cornstarch
- cornflower
- silkgrower
- barleycorn
- peppercorn
- corncutter
- cornsheller
- silkgrowing
- corn-factor
- cornhusking
- cornshucking