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corn silk

American

noun

the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear of corn.

corn silk British

noun

the silky tuft of styles and stigmas at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic

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Etymology

Origin of corn silk

First recorded in 1850–55

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corn silk

Remove any corn silk, lightly brush corn with oil, then grill, turning occasionally until the kernels are golden brown.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022

It’s the color of her hair — soft and fine as corn silk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022

McCarthy’s stylists get high marks for accuracy on cut and color—a sort of corn silk, “green yellow” in the Crayola lexicon.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 7, 2017

Google “Donald Trump favorite vegetable,” and up pops a tweet comparing his wind-mussed locks to corn silk.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2016

Nico brushed some corn silk off his shoulder.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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