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CORNIFEROUS

Definition: CORNIFEROUS

CORNIFEROUS

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "CORNIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)


Crosswords: CORNIFEROUS

English words defined with "CORNIFEROUS": Schoharie grit. (references)

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Rhyming with "CORNIFEROUS"

Words rhyming with "CORNIFEROUS" (pronounced 'Cor*nif"er*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous. (additional references)

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Anagrams: CORNIFEROUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-f-i-n-o-o-r-r-s-u"

-1 letter: coniferous.

-2 letters: coinsurer, ferocious, fourscore, recursion.

-3 letters: coinfers, coinsure, conifers, corneous, coroners, couriers, crooners, forensic, foreruns, fornices, frounces, reincurs, resorcin, scurfier.

-4 letters: cirrose, cirrous, coenuri, coiners, coinfer, confers, confuse, conifer, corners, cornier, coroner, corries, courier, courser, cronies, crooner, crosier, cruiser, curries, erosion, ferrous, focuser, forcers, forerun, friseur, frounce, furioso, furores, infuser, insurer, ironers, onerous.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-f-i-n-o-o-r-r-s-u"
 

+2 letters: carboniferous.

 

+4 letters: antiforeclosure.

 

+5 letters: reconfigurations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: CORNIFEROUS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 4F 52 4E 49 46 45 52 4F 55 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    ---    .-.    -.    ..    ..-.    .    .-.    ---    ..-    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01001111 01010010 01001110 01001001 01000110 01000101 01010010 01001111 01010101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#79 &#82 &#78 &#73 &#70 &#69 &#82 &#79 &#85 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 004F 0052 004E 0049 0046 0045 0052 004F 0055 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3749524843403952495553

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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