Obs. [In sense 1, a. OF. corn, later cor a horn, as an instrument of music:—L. cornū. Cf. also F. corne horn of a beast, projecting corner, etc.:—L. cornua, pl. of cornū, in Romanic a fem. sing.; cf. L. arma, F. arme.]

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  1.  A musical instrument, a horn.

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  In first quot. app. a mere reproduction of the Latin.

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[a. 1340.  Hampole, Psalter xcvii[i]. 6. Syngis til oure god … in voice of trumpe corne [Vulg. voce tubæ corneæ].]

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c. 1477.  Caxton, Jason, 29. Jason dide do sowne trompettis, tabours, and cornes.

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  2.  Fortif. A horned work or HORNWORK.

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1693.  Mem. Ct. Teckely, II. 106. The next day Teckely … took the Corn almost in the view of the Town.

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  3.  ? A corner. Cf. CORNED2 2.

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1627.  Capt. Smith, Seaman’s Gram., xiv. 68. Rings … made like them at the hatches cornes (by which we take them up and lay them downe).

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