/ Dictionary / Index C corn silk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: corn' silk" Pronunciation: [key] the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear of corn. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cornsilk (Thesaurus) corn salad corn smut Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language