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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornsilk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
corn-silk
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

noun

Alternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))

adj

Of a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

Etymology

From corn (“maize”) + silk.

Inflected Forms

cornsilks (plural)

Synonyms

corn silk

Rhymes With

milk man-milk silk sheep milk goat milk soy milk skimmed milk ilk breastmilk wilk bilk filk

Questions

What does cornsilk mean?
A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
Where does cornsilk come from?
From corn (“maize”) + silk.

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