Cornish

[ kawr-nish ]

/ ˈkɔr nɪʃ /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, England, its inhabitants, or the Cornish language.

the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.

one of an English breed of chickens raised chiefly for crossing with other breeds to produce roasters.

Origin of Cornish

1350–1400; late Middle English, apparently syncopated variant of Middle English Cornwelisse. See Cornwall, -ish¹

Two years later, in 1953, he evacuated to Cornish and became a celebrity recluse.

What We Really Know about J.D. Salinger |Andrew Romano |September 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Even after Salinger had decamped to Cornish, he loved to lunch with William Shawn and Lillian Ross at the Algonquin in New York.

15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography |Andrew Romano |September 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, Salinger spent his last, reclusive decades in his Cornish, N.H. living room, screening Lost Horizon and other classics.

15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography |Andrew Romano |September 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
CORNISH: Now, what about some of the other business people Romney is spotlighting?

The Big Lie Debunked |Michael Tomasky |July 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

[HOST AUDIE] CORNISH: But I understand there's more to Gilchrist's story.

The Big Lie Debunked |Michael Tomasky |July 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The speech of the Cornish people is another subject about which erroneous ideas may be got from reading.

The Land's End |W. H. Hudson
Borrow's ancestry was pure Cornish on one side, and on the other mainly French.'

George Borrow and His Circle |Clement King Shorter
Dorothy was interested in him, and continued to talk with him, leaving Cornish standing at a little distance, teacup in hand.

Roden's Corner |Henry Seton Merriman
Like others of the Cornish earthworks, it stands on a commanding elevation among hills which are higher than itself.

King Arthur in Cornwall |W. Howship (William Howship) Dickinson
Cornish glanced at his companion through the cigarette smoke, and said nothing.

Roden's Corner |Henry Seton Merriman

Cornish

/ (ˈkɔːnɪʃ) /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, its inhabitants, their former language, or their present-day dialect of English

a former language of Cornwall, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Breton: extinct by 1800

the Cornish (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall