: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, Cornishmen, or Cornish
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: the Celtic language of Cornwall
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: any of an English breed of domestic chickens much used in crossbreeding for meat production compare rock cornish hen
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Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
The song gives them the idea to become artistes, the Pink Pierrots, on their seaside summer tour as the scene dissolves to their two caravans rolling through the Cornish countryside.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
And to add to the holiday spirit, the SKIMs founder once again enlisted musician Philip Cornish to play classic Christmas melodies on the piano in her living room every morning in December.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The Beast, a music venue housed inside the original Cornish Pasty Co. in Tempe, also pulled the plug on live shows for the summer, an announcement made in early August.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Christmas Eve dinner is a prix fixe menu ($85 per person) served from 4 to 9 p.m. Entrees include a choice of prime rib, salmon, a Cornish game hen, wild mushroom risotto, or a surf and turf option of a center-cut filet and lobster tail.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
The song gives them the idea to become artistes, the Pink Pierrots, on their seaside summer tour as the scene dissolves to their two caravans rolling through the Cornish countryside.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
And to add to the holiday spirit, the SKIMs founder once again enlisted musician Philip Cornish to play classic Christmas melodies on the piano in her living room every morning in December.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The Beast, a music venue housed inside the original Cornish Pasty Co. in Tempe, also pulled the plug on live shows for the summer, an announcement made in early August.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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