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Webster 1913 Edition


Cornercap

Cor′ner-capˊ

(-k?pˊ)
,
Noun.
The chief ornament.
[Obs.]
Thou makest the triumviry the
cornercap
of society.
Shakespeare

Definition 2024


cornercap

cornercap

English

Noun

cornercap (plural cornercaps)

  1. (obsolete) A priest's or academic's hat.
  2. (obsolete) The chief ornament.
    Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shakespeare.