soft cornn.¹

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɔrn/,

/ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɔrn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., corn n.²

Etymology: < soft adj. + corn n.² Compare post-classical Latin clavus mollis (1502 in British sources).

A relatively soft type of corn (corn n.² 1a) typically occurring between the toes.

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1672 J. Eachard Let. 88 in Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered These people are very much given to the soft corns upon the left foot, they never fail of one about the bigness of an ordinary Pillion.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xx. 96 And for Corns, whether they be hard or soft, the pain will discover them: yet in the soft Corns the Skin is for the most part whiter then the rest.

1864 T. Holmes Syst. Surg. IV. 764 Soft corns are found generally between the toes.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 135/4 (advt.) A bottle of Freezone costs a few cents at any drug store and is sufficient to remove most hard corns, soft corns, and calluses.

2012 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 July 41 (table) [Differential diagnosis of tinea pedis] Psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, soft corns, candida, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

soft cornn.²

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɔrn/,

/ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɔrn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., corn n.¹

Etymology: < soft adj. + corn n.¹

1. Originally: moisture-rich maize kernels, esp. from cobs harvested before full maturity. In later use also: maize kernels which lack horny endosperm; any of the cultivated varieties of maize producing such kernels.The group of cultivated varieties of maize producing kernels without horny endosperm is often called Zea mays convar. amylacea.

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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize > types of

flint corn1705

soft corn1751

flint1802

squaw corn1823

tassel-corn1883

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants

maizea1544

Indian wheat1578

Guinea wheat1598

corn1608

sweet corn1646

Virginia wheat1651

soft corn1751

zea1760

popcorn1838

pod corn1884

pod maize1904

1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 60 Last of all was served a great bowl full of Indian dumplings, of new soft corn, cut or scraped off the ear.

1770 C. Carroll Let. 30 Nov. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) 13 72 I Have a great deal of soft Corn at all the Plantations where the Virginia Corn was Planted.

1868 7th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 160 Early frosts made considerable ‘soft corn’.

1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 533 The soft corns have no corneous tissue; while the sweet corns are compose of a translucent and more or less shrivelled corneous matter.

1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 2004/2 Brazilian Flour Corn sold by seedsmen is a type of the Soft Corn.

1947 Chicago Tribune 23 July 9/4 The state must prepare for a soft corn crop this fall.

2001 L. W. Rooney & E. L. Suhendro in E. W. Lusas & L. W. Rooney Snack Foods Processing iii. 40 U.S. environmental conditions favor production of soft corn.

2. U.S. colloquial. Persuasive flattery; ‘soft soap’, lies. Typically as part of an extended metaphor, esp. to feed (someone) on soft corn. Now rare.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun]

fickling?c1225

flattering?c1225

oluhningc1225

glozec1290

glozing1297

losengery1303

blandishingc1305

blandingc1315

flatteryc1320

glotheringc1325

soothinga1400

honey word?1406

faginga1425

flatrisec1440

smekingc1440

blandishc1475

blandiment?1510

glavering1545

coggingc1555

good1563

milksop1577

court holy water1583

glavery1583

blandishment1591

lipsalve1591

court holy bread1592

flatter1593

colloguing1596

sooth1597

daub?1602

blandation1605

lullaby1611

court-water1616

butter1618

blandiloquy1623

oil1645

court-element1649

courtshipment1649

courtship1655

blandiloquence1656

court-creama1657

daubing1656

fleecha1700

Spanish money1699

cajole1719

whiting1721

palaver1733

butter boat1747

flummery1749

treacle1771

Spanish coin1785

blancmange1790

blarney1796

soft corn1814

whillywha1816

carney1818

buttering up1819

soft soap1821

flam1825

slaver1825

soft solder1836

soothing syrup1839

soft-soaping1840

plámás1853

sawder1854

soap1854

salve1859

taffy1878

plámásing1897

flannel1927

smarm1937

flannelling1945

sweet talk1945

schmear1950

smarming1950

1814 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 15 Dec. We remonstrated with them, we temporized, we fed them with soft corn.

1834 W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in N.Y. I. 98 He's feeding me on soft corn, thought I.

1874 in M. F. M. Armstrong & H. W. Ludlow Hampton & its Students 79 They treated us very well for the first three or four years—as the saying was with the black people, they fed us on soft corn at first and then choked us with the husk.

1948 Antioch Rev. Autumn 161 He was all soft corn.., but you couldn't be sure, not with a man like Malcolm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft corn
释义	soft cornn.¹ Brit. /ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɔrn/, /ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɔrn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., corn n.² Etymology: < soft adj. + corn n.² Compare post-classical Latin clavus mollis (1502 in British sources). A relatively soft type of corn (corn n.² 1a) typically occurring between the toes. ΚΠ 1672 J. Eachard Let. 88 in Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered These people are very much given to the soft corns upon the left foot, they never fail of one about the bigness of an ordinary Pillion. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xx. 96 And for Corns, whether they be hard or soft, the pain will discover them: yet in the soft Corns the Skin is for the most part whiter then the rest. 1864 T. Holmes Syst. Surg. IV. 764 Soft corns are found generally between the toes. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 135/4 (advt.) A bottle of Freezone costs a few cents at any drug store and is sufficient to remove most hard corns, soft corns, and calluses. 2012 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 July 41 (table) [Differential diagnosis of tinea pedis] Psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, soft corns, candida, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). soft cornn.² Brit. /ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɔrn/, /ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɔrn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., corn n.¹ Etymology: < soft adj. + corn n.¹ 1. Originally: moisture-rich maize kernels, esp. from cobs harvested before full maturity. In later use also: maize kernels which lack horny endosperm; any of the cultivated varieties of maize producing such kernels.The group of cultivated varieties of maize producing kernels without horny endosperm is often called Zea mays convar. amylacea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize > types of flint corn1705 soft corn1751 flint1802 squaw corn1823 tassel-corn1883 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants maizea1544 Indian wheat1578 Guinea wheat1598 corn1608 sweet corn1646 Virginia wheat1651 soft corn1751 zea1760 popcorn1838 pod corn1884 pod maize1904 1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 60 Last of all was served a great bowl full of Indian dumplings, of new soft corn, cut or scraped off the ear. 1770 C. Carroll Let. 30 Nov. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) 13 72 I Have a great deal of soft Corn at all the Plantations where the Virginia Corn was Planted. 1868 7th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 160 Early frosts made considerable ‘soft corn’. 1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 533 The soft corns have no corneous tissue; while the sweet corns are compose of a translucent and more or less shrivelled corneous matter. 1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 2004/2 Brazilian Flour Corn sold by seedsmen is a type of the Soft Corn. 1947 Chicago Tribune 23 July 9/4 The state must prepare for a soft corn crop this fall. 2001 L. W. Rooney & E. L. Suhendro in E. W. Lusas & L. W. Rooney Snack Foods Processing iii. 40 U.S. environmental conditions favor production of soft corn. 2. U.S. colloquial. Persuasive flattery; ‘soft soap’, lies. Typically as part of an extended metaphor, esp. to feed (someone) on soft corn. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] fickling?c1225 flattering?c1225 oluhningc1225 glozec1290 glozing1297 losengery1303 blandishingc1305 blandingc1315 flatteryc1320 glotheringc1325 soothinga1400 honey word?1406 faginga1425 flatrisec1440 smekingc1440 blandishc1475 blandiment?1510 glavering1545 coggingc1555 good1563 milksop1577 court holy water1583 glavery1583 blandishment1591 lipsalve1591 court holy bread1592 flatter1593 colloguing1596 sooth1597 daub?1602 blandation1605 lullaby1611 court-water1616 butter1618 blandiloquy1623 oil1645 court-element1649 courtshipment1649 courtship1655 blandiloquence1656 court-creama1657 daubing1656 fleecha1700 Spanish money1699 cajole1719 whiting1721 palaver1733 butter boat1747 flummery1749 treacle1771 Spanish coin1785 blancmange1790 blarney1796 soft corn1814 whillywha1816 carney1818 buttering up1819 soft soap1821 flam1825 slaver1825 soft solder1836 soothing syrup1839 soft-soaping1840 plámás1853 sawder1854 soap1854 salve1859 taffy1878 plámásing1897 flannel1927 smarm1937 flannelling1945 sweet talk1945 schmear1950 smarming1950 1814 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 15 Dec. We remonstrated with them, we temporized, we fed them with soft corn. 1834 W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in N.Y. I. 98 He's feeding me on soft corn, thought I. 1874 in M. F. M. Armstrong & H. W. Ludlow Hampton & its Students 79 They treated us very well for the first three or four years—as the saying was with the black people, they fed us on soft corn at first and then choked us with the husk. 1948 Antioch Rev. Autumn 161 He was all soft corn.., but you couldn't be sure, not with a man like Malcolm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1672n.²1751
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