corneousadj.

/ˈkɔːniːəs/

Etymology: < Latin corneus horny ( < cornū horn) + -ous suffix.

Of the nature of horn, horny, horn-like. (Now only in technical use.) corneous membrane = cornea n. corneous lead = phosgenite n. †corneous manganese = horn manganese n. at horn n. Compounds 3 (obsolete). corneous mercury: horn-mercury or calomel.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > of texture of horn

horny1398

buck-horn1613

hornish1634

corneous1646

horn-like1684

cornuous1818

ceratinous1881

hornified1963

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xviii. 153 Such as have corneous or horney eyes, as Lobsters and crustaceous animals.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Eye The membranes are the conjunctive or white of the eye, the corneous.

1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Jan. 29 Their old faces oddly adorned in front, with each man a certain corneous excrescence.

1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes iii. §12 Zoophytes have a very delicate corneous or cartilaginous exterior.

1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 102 The bony cores supporting the corneous sheaths of hollow-horned Ruminants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	corneous
释义	corneousadj. /ˈkɔːniːəs/ Etymology: < Latin corneus horny ( < cornū horn) + -ous suffix. Of the nature of horn, horny, horn-like. (Now only in technical use.) corneous membrane = cornea n. corneous lead = phosgenite n. †corneous manganese = horn manganese n. at horn n. Compounds 3 (obsolete). corneous mercury: horn-mercury or calomel. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > of texture of horn horny1398 buck-horn1613 hornish1634 corneous1646 horn-like1684 cornuous1818 ceratinous1881 hornified1963 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xviii. 153 Such as have corneous or horney eyes, as Lobsters and crustaceous animals. View more context for this quotation 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Eye The membranes are the conjunctive or white of the eye, the corneous. 1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Jan. 29 Their old faces oddly adorned in front, with each man a certain corneous excrescence. 1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes iii. §12 Zoophytes have a very delicate corneous or cartilaginous exterior. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 102 The bony cores supporting the corneous sheaths of hollow-horned Ruminants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1646
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