Definition of corner

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Corner (v. t.) To drive into a corner.

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Hatchment :: Hatchment (n.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement..
Gyron :: Gyron (n.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner..
Bite :: Bite (v.) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper..
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing..
Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom..
Squinsy :: Squinch (n.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon..
Heel :: Heel (n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position..
Cantlet :: Cantlet (n.) A piece; a fragment; a corner.
Portal :: Portal (n.) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment..
Brail :: Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling..
Coin :: Coin (n.) A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin..
Cornered :: Cornered (p. a.) 1 Having corners or angles.
Charbon :: Charbon (n.) A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
Corner :: Corner (v. t.) To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum..
Cornerwise :: Cornerwise (adv.) With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.
Exangulous :: Exangulous (a.) Having no corners; without angles.
Throat :: Throat (n.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail..
Corner :: Corner (n.) Direction; quarter.
Canthus :: Canthus (n.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
Hexangular :: Hexangular (a.) Having six angles or corners.
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