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Definition of cortina

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noun

A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.

“/Telamonia morphologically circumscribes a homogenous group of Cortinarii. Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species.”

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noun

A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.

“/Telamonia morphologically circumscribes a homogenous group of Cortinarii. Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species.”
A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s

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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Cortina d'Ampezzo: a resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal)Ellipsis of Cortina Olympics: The 1956 Winter Olympics, in the host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.

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