- cork [bottle stopper]
- prop {fk}
noun
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cork [bottle stopper]
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cork — ► NOUN 1) the buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the bark of the cork oak. 2) a bottle stopper made of cork. 3) a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net. ► VERB 1) close or seal (a bottle) with a cork. 2) (corked) (of… … English terms dictionary
cork — 1. noun a) The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and is very good for making bottle stoppers and insulation material. Snobs feel its hard to call it wine with a straight face, when the cork is made of plastic. b) A bottle… … Wiktionary
cork — noun 1》 a buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak. 2》 a bottle stopper made of cork. 3》 a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net. 4》 Botany a protective layer of dead cells… … English new terms dictionary
stopper — stop|per [ˈstɔpə US ˈsta:pər] n ↑bottle, ↑stopper the thing that you put in the top part of a bottle to close it →↑cork >stopper v [T] ▪ a small, stoppered jar … Dictionary of contemporary English
cork — n. & v. n. 1 the buoyant light brown bark of the cork oak. 2 a bottle stopper of cork or other material. 3 a float of cork used in fishing etc. 4 Bot. a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants. 5 (attrib.) made… … Useful english dictionary
Cork — n. & v. n. 1 the buoyant light brown bark of the cork oak. 2 a bottle stopper of cork or other material. 3 a float of cork used in fishing etc. 4 Bot. a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants. 5 (attrib.) made… … Useful english dictionary
cork — [14] The earliest ascertainable ancestor of cork is Spanish alcorque ‘cork sole’, which passed into English via Dutch kork. The initial al , of course, suggests that this was of Arabic origin (al being the Arabic definite article), and it seems… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cork — [14] The earliest ascertainable ancestor of cork is Spanish alcorque ‘cork sole’, which passed into English via Dutch kork. The initial al , of course, suggests that this was of Arabic origin (al being the Arabic definite article), and it seems… … Word origins
Crown cork — A crown cork The crown cork (also known as a crown cap or just a crown), the first form of bottle cap, was invented by William Painter in 1891 in Baltimore. The company making it was originally called the Bottle Seal Company, but it changed its… … Wikipedia
Cork — may refer to: Cork Oak, a deciduous tree Cork (material), used for bottle stoppers, insulation, floor and wall tiling, and noteboard, obtained from the Cork Oak Contents 1 Places 2 Parliamentary constituencies 3 Others … Wikipedia
cork — [kôrk] n. [ME < Sp corcho, cork, ult. (via ? Ar al qurq) < L quercus, oak: see FIR1] 1. the light, thick, elastic outer bark of an oak tree, the cork oak ( Quercus suber) of the beech family, that grows in the Mediterranean area: used for… … English World dictionary
