Definition of cork

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Cork (n.) A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance..

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Corkage :: Corkage (n.) The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
Cork :: Cork (n.) The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
Corticine :: Corticine (n.) A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber..
Corked :: Corked (a.) having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked..
Cloop :: Cloop (n.) The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
Mesophl/um :: Mesophl/um (n.) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated..
Corky :: Corky (a.) Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up..
Corkwing :: Corkwing (n.) A fish; the goldsinny.
Float :: Float (v. i.) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish..
Worm :: Worm (n.) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms..
Kamptulicon :: Kamptulicon (n.) A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork..
Cerin :: Cerin (n.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
Pop :: Pop (n.) An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc..
Subesophageal :: Suberous (a.) Having a corky texture.
Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors..
Popple :: Popple (v. i.) To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble..
Cork :: Cork (v. t.) To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
Corkiness :: Corkiness (n.) The quality of being corky.
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