Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CORN'E-OUS
CORN'E-MUSE, or CORN'A-MUTECORN'ER
CORN'E-OUS, a. [L. corneus, from cornu, a horn. See Horn.]
Horny; like horn; consisting of a horny substance, or substance resembling horn; hard. – Brown.
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