acorn

noun

ˈā-ˌkȯrn

-kərn

: the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For a baby who may not be ready for a full-fledged Halloween costume just yet, craft this adorable acorn hat, which will also keep your little one warm during the cool October night.

Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2022 Attach the ears and acorn tops for eyes with hot glue.

Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 Attach acorn caps to create eyes and grass to create ears and whiskers.

Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 Syna’s acorn pendant, which carries the meaning of abundance is crafted in yellow gold with smoky quartz.

Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Affix two small acorn caps to the face with hot glue for eyes.

Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 For dessert, Welch prepared acorn cake with smoke buttermilk ice cream.

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2022 If gophers qualify as farmers, what about acorn-caching squirrels, whose hoarding shenanigans sometimes sprout oak trees?

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 11 July 2022 To make the jelly, a popular, earthy-tasting dish in Korea, Nelson strains the acorn grits through a cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and collects the milky white water in a bowl.

Vanessa Hua, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English akorn, akkorn (partially assimilated to corn "kernel, corn entry 1"), hakerne, accherne, accharne, going back to Old English æcern, going back to Germanic *akrana- (whence also Middle High German ackeran "tree nuts," Old Norse akarn, Gothic akran "fruit, produce"); akin to Old Irish írne "sloe, kernel," Welsh eirin "plums, sloes," aeron "fruits, berries," going back to Celtic *agrinyo-, *agranyo-; perhaps further akin to a Balto-Slavic word with an initial long vowel (Old Church Slavic agoda "fruit," Polish jagoda "berry," Lithuanian úoga)

Note: Taken to be a derivative of Indo-European *h₂eǵros "uncultivated field, pasture" (see acre), though this would seem to exclude the Balto-Slavic etymon, which lacks the suffix, from consideration. It is also not clear if fields, uncultivated or not, are the source of wild tree nuts.

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	acorn
释义	acorn noun ˈā-ˌkȯrn -kərn : the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts Illustration of acorn Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web For a baby who may not be ready for a full-fledged Halloween costume just yet, craft this adorable acorn hat, which will also keep your little one warm during the cool October night. Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2022 Attach the ears and acorn tops for eyes with hot glue. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 Attach acorn caps to create eyes and grass to create ears and whiskers. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 Syna’s acorn pendant, which carries the meaning of abundance is crafted in yellow gold with smoky quartz. Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Affix two small acorn caps to the face with hot glue for eyes. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 For dessert, Welch prepared acorn cake with smoke buttermilk ice cream. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2022 If gophers qualify as farmers, what about acorn-caching squirrels, whose hoarding shenanigans sometimes sprout oak trees? Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 11 July 2022 To make the jelly, a popular, earthy-tasting dish in Korea, Nelson strains the acorn grits through a cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and collects the milky white water in a bowl. Vanessa Hua, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English akorn, akkorn (partially assimilated to corn "kernel, corn entry 1"), hakerne, accherne, accharne, going back to Old English æcern, going back to Germanic akrana- (whence also Middle High German ackeran* "tree nuts," Old Norse akarn, Gothic akran "fruit, produce"); akin to Old Irish írne "sloe, kernel," Welsh eirin "plums, sloes," aeron "fruits, berries," going back to Celtic agrinyo-, agranyo-; perhaps further akin to a Balto-Slavic word with an initial long vowel (Old Church Slavic agoda "fruit," Polish jagoda "berry," Lithuanian úoga) Note: Taken to be a derivative of Indo-European h₂eǵros "uncultivated field, pasture" (see acre), though this would seem to exclude the Balto-Slavic etymon, which lacks the suffix, from consideration. It is also not clear if fields, uncultivated or not, are the source of wild tree nuts. First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing acorn* acorn worm acorn woodpecker acorn squash acorn worm acorn woodpecker acorn squash Kids Definition acorn noun ˈā-ˌkȯrn -kərn : the nut of the oak tree
随便看	driving (into) driving away driving away or off driving axle driving box driving clock driving face driving horse driving into driving iron driving licence driving mashie driving note driving off driving one bananas driving out driving park driving range driving spring driving wheel drivingly drivings drix drixorales drixorals

acorn

noun

Illustration of acorn

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing acorn

Kids Definition

noun