Emily Dickinson Lexicon

corner (-s), n. [ME.] (webplay: head, meet, place, streets).

1. Intersection point; crossroad section; place where two ways meet in a convex angle.
2. Juncture; point where walls meet in a concave angle; diminishing space formed by the joining of two walls; [fig.] seclusion; privacy; secret place; hidden spot; point that escapes notice.