: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, Cornishmen, or Cornish
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: the Celtic language of Cornwall
2
: any of an English breed of domestic chickens much used in crossbreeding for meat production compare rock cornish hen
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
For the main event, the signature Chicken, Chestnut, and Tarragon Pie with red wine jus, the exquisite 50-Day Aged Roast Rib of Cornish Beef with Yorkshire pudding or the classic Roast Bronze Turkey with apricot, sage and onion stuffing, and chestnut stuffing.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For lunch he will be served Cornish hen, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce and rolls, and for Christmas dinner, two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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
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Advanced imaging tools and conservation uncovered a hidden self-portrait on the back of a Norman Cornish bar scene and drawings that may be among William Blake’s earliest engravings.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
For the main event, the signature Chicken, Chestnut, and Tarragon Pie with red wine jus, the exquisite 50-Day Aged Roast Rib of Cornish Beef with Yorkshire pudding or the classic Roast Bronze Turkey with apricot, sage and onion stuffing, and chestnut stuffing.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For lunch he will be served Cornish hen, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce and rolls, and for Christmas dinner, two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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