cornsilk

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncornsilk (plural cornsilks)

plural cornsilks

  1. A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of corn silk (the thready fibres of stigmata of corn (maize))
adjectivecornsilk (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneach of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn

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corn silk
Broader
style
Also see
corn silk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From corn (“maize”) + silk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cornsilk

silkilkwilkfilkbilkkilkthilkchocomilkforemilkhindmilknonmilknonsilkpilkremilksheep milksoy milk
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Cite this entry
APA

cornsilk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornsilk

MLA

“cornsilk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornsilk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornsilk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornsilk.

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