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Cornsilk
01
each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
cornsilks
cornsilk
01
of a pale yellow color resembling the color of ripe corn silk, often used to describe a warm, light yellowish hue
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most cornsilk
Comparative
more cornsilk
gradable
Examples
She chose a cornsilk blouse for its light and breezy feel on the sunny day.
Lexical Tree
cornsilk
corn
silk
