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A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold.
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v. t.
To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cork
a.
having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.
a.
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.
v. t.
To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.
v. t.
To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
a.
Tasting of cork.
imp. & p. p.
of Cork
n.
A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.
n.
The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
v.
To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
n.
The quality of being corky.
n.
A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
v. t.
To stop with a cork, as a bottle.
n.
A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
n.
The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
n.
An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
v. t.
To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
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