cornel noun¹. ['kɔ:n(ǝ)l] Long obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[Old French cornal var. of cornée, cornier CORNER noun.]
A corner; an angle (of a building etc.).

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cornel noun² & adjective. ['kɔ:n(ǝ)l] LME.
[Old French corn(e)ille, cornolle (mod. cornouille) from Latin cornus.]
A. noun.
1. Long only more fully cornel wood. The wood of the cornelian cherry, formerly used for weapons because of its hardness. LME.

2. Either of two plants, (orig. & more fully cornel tree) the cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), and the dogwood (Cornus sanguinea); any of various other plants of the genus Cornus, which comprises mostly deciduous shrubs and trees. M16.

3. More fully cornel berry, cornel fruit. The fruit of the cornelian cherry, of the size and shape of an olive. L16.

4. [translating Latin cornus.] A javelin made of cornel wood. literary. E17.
b. adjective. Made of cornel wood. L17.

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