Meanings
plural cornes
- obsoleteuncountableusuallyObsolete spelling of corn.
[…] Finally , at this our Sauiour alſo aymeth in the Parable of the rich Man, who abounding in all prouiſion, and hauing more Corne and Fruits then roome to beſtow them in,[…]
1622, John Downame, “Of ſuch Reaſons as may mooue vs to abhor carnall ſecuritie, and to vſe all meanes either to preuent it, or to be freed from it” (chapter VIII), in A Guide to Godlynesse: or, A Treatise of A Christian Life, page 511 more example
I may ſhut vp this booke of plantes with a moſt famous and renowmed concluſion, I will heere declare how all kind of corne and pulſe, together with the vines themſelues ſhall recompence all our labours with great encreaſe.
1600, Hugh Platt, “Whether it be good to fill the holes with common earth, and to prepare the ſeed before it be ſet” (chapter 6), in The New and Admirable Arte of ſetting of Corne, page 24
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corne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corne
“corne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corne. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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