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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

acorn, the small ornamental piece of wood, usually in the shape of either an acorn or a cone, which was fixed on the top of the spindle on the masthead of a sailing vessel which carried the vane. Its purpose was to prevent the vane, which had a very loose-fitting sleeve, from being blown off the spindle.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

acorn the fruit of the oak; recorded in Old English in the form æcern, the word is of Germanic origin and is related to acre; later however it was associated by popular etymology with oak and corn.

In the UK, an oak-leaf sprig with two acorns is the emblem of the National Trust.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "acorn." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

acorn OE. æcern = ON. akarn, Goth. akran fruit; rel. ACRE. OE. æcern is also repr. by ME. and mod. dial achern, but forms with k are found XIV, and assoc. with corn (and oak) had established the present standard form by XVI.

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T. F. HOAD. "acorn." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "acorn." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-acorn.html

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

acorn n.a U.S. Navy unit comprised of the personnel and equipment needed to construct, maintain, and operate an advanced naval air base, particularly in the Pacific theater in World War II.

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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

acorn Fruit of the oak tree (Quercus spp.), used both for animal feed and (especially in Spain) to make a flour for baking. Roasted acorns have been used as a coffee substitute.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "acorn." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

a·corn / ˈāˌkôrn/ • n. the fruit of the oak, a smooth oval nut in a rough cuplike base.

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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

acorn. Finial or other termination representing the fruit or seed of the oak-tree, often used instead of an urn or pine-cone.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

acorn Fruit of an oak tree

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

acorn see oak .

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acorn •adorn, born, borne, bourn, Braun, brawn, corn, dawn, drawn, faun, fawn, forborne, forewarn, forlorn, freeborn, horn, lawn, lorn, morn, mourn, newborn, Norn, outworn, pawn, porn, prawn, Quorn, sawn, scorn, Sean, shorn, spawn, suborn, sworn, thorn, thrawn, torn, Vaughan, warn, withdrawn, worn, yawn •airborne • Ayckbourn • seaborne •Eastbourne • stillborn • highborn •Osborne • winterbourne •waterborne • firstborn • Apeldoorn •althorn • hartshorn • leghorn •greenhorn • bighorn • inkhorn •tinhorn • foghorn • longhorn •shorthorn • shoehorn • Flügelhorn •bullhorn • alpenhorn • Matterhorn •acorn • seedcorn • sweetcorn •barleycorn • unicorn • Capricorn •leprechaun • tricorne • einkorn •popcorn • Runcorn • peppercorn •lovelorn • frogspawn • wire-drawn •wartorn • blackthorn • hawthorn •careworn • time-worn • shopworn •toilworn

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"acorn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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ACORN (ˈeɪkɔːn) (ital.) A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods (directory)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ACORN." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ACORN." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ACORN.html

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