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An acorn fixed on its cupule, or cup, as a ball may be in a socket. "She, Dryad-like, shall wear Alternate leaf and acorn -ball In wreath about her hair." Tennyson: Talking Oak. acorn-barnacle, s. The Balanus cre nat us, common on our coasts. [ACORNS HELL.] acorn-coffee, s . A preparation made from acorns, husked, dried, and roasted. In some respects it is better than common coffee, not having the drying properties of the latter.