Usually means: Fine threads on corn husks.
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  1. corn silk: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. corn silk: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. corn silk: Collins English Dictionary
  4. corn silk: Vocabulary.com
  5. corn-silk: Wordnik
  6. corn silk: Wiktionary
  7. corn silk: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. corn silk: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. corn silk: Dictionary.com
  10. Corn silk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. corn silk: Free Dictionary
  12. corn silk: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. corn silk: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. Corn Silk: Health & Beauty Glossary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A Modern Herbal, 1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Corn Silk: Beauty & Health Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (corn silk)

noun:  The fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.
noun:  Alternative form of cornsilk (a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres) [A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.]

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