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Definition of "corn-silk" [corn-silk]

  • The styles of Indian corn: same as silk, 4. Corn-silk is officially recognized under the pharmacopœial name zea as a mild stimulant diuretic. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "corn-silk" in a sentence
  • "Pink, close-fitting T-shirt, white jeans, corn-silk hair in long braids."
  • "Sergei with his corn-silk hair and bright blue eyes."
  • "Gedden stood back, his corn-silk dreads flying in the breeze like a wind sock, and deftly lifted the little chopper one, two, three feet off the ground."
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