cornish
/ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.
noun
The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.
Example Sentences
- "There is a movement to revive Cornish."
- "So the curve of Stonehenge, which is above 100 English feet, appears extraordinary large and well proportion'd, upon a height of 18 foot, which reaches to the top of the outer cornish; that of the inner cornishes is but 24 foot high, at a medium. For the cornishes of the inner part of Stonehenge, or that which Webb calls the cell, are not all of equal height, of which in proper place."
- "The four rooms in the length of this building have door places crown'd with double cornishes, as represented in the plate of that architecture, together with ornaments of the winged globe."
- "And all the way along the edges here we'll be putting in cornishes. They're under the scaffolding there in the corner, you can take a look. These are six-inch cornishes."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: Kernewek
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/
- British English: /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/
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