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cornless en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From corn (“crop”) + -less. Piecewise doublet of grainless.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Without corn (the crop).

cornless en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From corn (“callus”) + -less. Piecewise doublet of hornless.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Without corns (calluses on the feet).
   • Indeed, the "fashion" is a thing / That never cramped your cornless toes: / Your single jewel is a ring / Slung in your penetrated nose. 1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24: