Added 9 October 2026 cornish noun Categories: LanguageAnimalsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about cornish at Wordnik → Where our words come from → One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards. Alternative form of cornice. adjective cornlike; resembling corn Related Words: cornichewarrepastiescornwallchoughbowdenchoughstinnerscornwalliancornubianbretonsomersetian Back to today's word