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adj
Of a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corn silk
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Broader terms: style
History
From corn (“maize”) + silk.
