: 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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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a few years after Cornish founded his company, a 7-year-old named Ben Cooper received a red devil costume from his neighbor.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
The series is created by Meyer, who is an exec producer alongside Cornish and Scott, and William Josef Schneider, with the latter taking the lead in writing the adaptation.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
He is recruited by FBI psychologist Katherine Cowles (Abbie Cornish to join her and FBI detective Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to help solve a series of elaborate murders.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
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Her Cornish Rex cat, Rabbit, is sprawled out on the floor, unconcerned by the two birds (Chicken and Charlie) chirping from an adjacent office or a colleague’s gray-haired cat next door, who seems to be causing a stir.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a few years after Cornish founded his company, a 7-year-old named Ben Cooper received a red devil costume from his neighbor.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
The series is created by Meyer, who is an exec producer alongside Cornish and Scott, and William Josef Schneider, with the latter taking the lead in writing the adaptation.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
He is recruited by FBI psychologist Katherine Cowles (Abbie Cornish to join her and FBI detective Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to help solve a series of elaborate murders.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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