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Definition of Popcorn
1. Noun. Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat.
2. Noun. Small kernels of corn exploded by heat.
Definition of Popcorn
1. Noun. (mostly uncountable) A snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating. ¹
2. Noun. (knitting) A kind of stitch similar to a bobble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Popcorn
1. a variety of corn [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Popcorn
Literary usage of Popcorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"In structure and composition popcorn varies but little from ordinary flint ...
The stalks of popcorn are considerably smaller than those of field corn and ..."
2. The Book of Corn: A Complete Treatise Upon the Culture, Marketing and Uses edited by Herbert Myrick (1904)
"Many grocers handle popcorn both in packages and in bulk on the ear. For corn in
bulk, a better grade is always demanded. One well-known eastern packer who ..."
3. The Book of Corn: A Complete Treatise Upon the Culture, Marketing and Uses by Herbert Myrick (1904)
"Many grocers handle popcorn both in packages and in bulk on the ear. For corn in
bulk, a better grade is always demanded. One well-known eastern packer who ..."
4. Food Ingestion and Energy Transformations: With Special Reference to the by Francis Gano Benedict, Thorne Martin Carpenter (1918)
"Nitrogen in urine, 0.30 gram per hour. 'Subject finished eating 19 minutes after
the beginning of this period. The eating occupied 10 minutes. popcorn. ..."
5. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
""The popcorn Reminiscence," which I have used as an opening for in-service ...
Begin with an experience, such as the one for "The popcorn Reminiscence" ..."
6. Read and Understand Stories and Activities by Jo Ellen Moore (1997)
"popcorn Get out the oil. Pour some in the pot. Plop go the kernels. ... Think about
how popcorn kernels look before they are cooked. How do hard, little, ..."
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