: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, Cornishmen, or Cornish
1
: the Celtic language of Cornwall
2
: any of an English breed of domestic chickens much used in crossbreeding for meat production compare rock cornish hen
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Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
Abbie Cornish, as Smith, wore a sleek silver dress and sat atop a convertible across from co-star Kal Penn, who plays Smith’s doctor Sandeep Kapoor.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Opened in 1877, this stretch of track zooms along the beauteous Cornish coast, a treasure trove of coves, azure seas, white-sand beaches, and beautiful coastal towns once adored by the likes of novelist Virginia Woolf and other celebrities.
—Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
In 2017—when Dan Cox’s dream of creating a self-sufficient Cornish restaurant-slash-farm was born—hyper-seasonal, eco-focused dining was hard to come by.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
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Vast quantities of Cornish copper were also used on sugar plantations in the West Indies, used as rods for crushing cane, for boiling cauldrons, copper coolers and utensils.
—Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
Abbie Cornish, as Smith, wore a sleek silver dress and sat atop a convertible across from co-star Kal Penn, who plays Smith’s doctor Sandeep Kapoor.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Opened in 1877, this stretch of track zooms along the beauteous Cornish coast, a treasure trove of coves, azure seas, white-sand beaches, and beautiful coastal towns once adored by the likes of novelist Virginia Woolf and other celebrities.
—Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
In 2017—when Dan Cox’s dream of creating a self-sufficient Cornish restaurant-slash-farm was born—hyper-seasonal, eco-focused dining was hard to come by.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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