Corns

Word CORNS
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Definitions and meanings of "Corns"

What do we mean by corns?

The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales.

Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.

A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.

A small, hard particle.

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The word "corns" in example sentences

The corns between the toes are called _soft corns_. ❋ Pye Henry Chavasse (1844)

People sometimes mistakenly use the terms corns and calluses interchangeably - but they are not the same: ❋ Unknown (2009)

The best line of treatment for a horse that is subject to corns is to remove the shoes and allow the animal to run in a pasture. ❋ R. A. Craig (N/A)

For the removal of those hardened portions of the epidermis, usually occurring upon the feet, and vulgarly known as corns, Pliny the Elder, in his "Natural History," recommends the sufferer, after observing the flight of a meteor, to pour a little vinegar upon the hinge of a door. ❋ Robert Means Lawrence (N/A)

Put over the fire sufficient vinegar to cover the given quantity; to each quart, allow two bay leaves, six cloves, a teaspoonful of whole mustard, and a dozen pepper corns, that is, whole peppers. ❋ George Francis Atkinson (1886)

"And what's yer raison for acting in that shtyle, to as good a man as iver asked God's blessing on a sunny morning, and who wouldn't tread on one of yer corns, that is, if yer big feet isn't all corns, like a toad's back, as I suspict, from the manner in which ye leaps over the ground." ❋ Edward Sylvester Ellis (1878)

In areas where the altitude was high and the climate was cold, New World crops such as corns and potatoes that were suitable for cultivation in hilly areas helped immigrants, including the Han, Miao, and Yao people. 118 ❋ Unknown (2008)

These include a darkening of the skin and the appearance of small "corns" or "warts" on the palms, soles, and torso, and are often associated with changes in the blood vessels of the skin (see Figure 2). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The FDA-approved uses of salicylic acid are the application to hypertrophied skin lesions, such as corns, calluses, and warts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

_ -- Sidebones may be the result of a low inflammatory condition or of an acute attack as well, or may be caused by sprains, bruises, or blows; or they may have their rise in certain diseases affecting the foot proper, such as corns, quarter cracks, or quittor. ❋ Charles B. Michener (1877)

The top of the toes may develop corns that can also be painful in a closed toe shoe. ❋ Neal M. Blitz (2011)

So no 10 euro discount if I show them the corns and blisters I got from walking there instead? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I use Szechuan pepper corns in my recipe, which creates an alternately hot and cold mouth sensation. ❋ Brendan Smith (2011)

When you wear heels, you place pressure on the forefoot, which may lead to bunions, hammertoes, neuromas, corns, or calluses -- all unsightly and also painful. ❋ Leora Tanenbaum (2011)

Shoes, exercise and structural problems such as bunions and hammer toes can trigger foot problems as well as skin problems like corns, calluses, fissures and ingrown toenails. ❋ Dr. Steve Rosenberg (2012)

I know there are hard things growing on that foot, corns and bunions, which makes me think of Paul Bunyan. ❋ Gary Moshimer (2011)

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