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corn [kɔ:n]∎ corn on the cob épi m de maïs;∎ grains of corn grains mpl de maïs∎ the book/film is pure corn le livre/film est d'un gnan-gnan!∎ familiar figurative to tread on sb's corns British (upset) toucher qn à l'endroit sensible; (trespass) marcher sur les plates-bandes de qn►► Geography corn belt plaines fpl du centre des Etats-Unis (où est cultivé le maïs);corn bread pain m à la farine de maïs;Ornithology corn bunting bruant m;corn chandler marchand m de blé ou de grains;corn chip American tortilla f (chips);American Cookery corn dog = saucisse de Francfort enrobée de farine de maïs, frite et servie sur un bâtonnet;corn dolly figurine f en paille tressée;corn exchange halle f au blé;American corn liquor whisky m à base de maïs;Botany corn marigold marguerite f dorée;corn merchant marchand m de blé ou de grains;Botany corn mignonette réséda m raiponce;corn oil huile f de maïs;corn plaster pansement m (pour cors);corn poppy coquelicot m;corn rows = coiffure féminine de style africain ou antillais consistant en rangées de nattes;Botany corn silk barbe f;corn syrup sirop m de maïs;American corn whiskey whisky m de maïsⓘ THE CORN LAWS Cette mesure protectionniste, prise par le Parlement britannique en 1815 pour pallier l'effet des mauvaises récoltes, consistait à augmenter le tarif du grain importé. Très impopulaire, cette loi provoqua la naissance de la "Anti-Corn Law League", dont la liberté de commerce devint le slogan.
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