Meaning

1 senses
  1. One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.

More definitions
  • English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
  • a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Cornish cows create crumbly cowpats.

  2. Cornwall is called "Kernow" in Cornish.

  3. Welsh, Cornish and Breton are all closely related.

    ruВаллийский, корнский и бретонский языки близкородственны. — Wezel

  4. Cornish is a disappointing language in respect of swearwords, for it is by no means rich in those “ornaments to conversation.”

  5. Cornish, Welsh and Breton are Celtic languages.

    ruКорнский, валлийский и бретонский являются кельтскими языками. — Balamax

Forms

plural: cornishes
Singularcornish
Pluralcornishes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters:Cornish fowl
  • a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall:Cornish language

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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