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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Corked :: Corked (a.) having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked..
Subesophageal :: Suberous (a.) Having a corky texture.
Cork :: Cork (v. t.) To stop with a cork, as a bottle..
Cork :: Cork (n.) A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork..
Corkscrew :: Corkscrew (n.) An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
Porkwood :: Porkwood (n.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree (Pisonia obtusata) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood, beefwood, and corkwood..
Kamptulicon :: Kamptulicon (n.) A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork..
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..
Bottlescrew :: Bottlescrew (n.) A corkscrew.
Suberite :: Suberin (n.) A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin.
Linoleum :: Linoleum (n.) A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors..
Corky :: Corky (a.) Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up..
Popple :: Popple (v. i.) To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble..
Shuttlecock :: Shuttlecock (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself..
Suberin :: Suberic (a.) Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, C6H12.(CO2H)2, homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance..
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun..
Shuttlecork :: Shuttlecork (n.) See Shuttlecock.
Corkiness :: Corkiness (n.) The quality of being corky.
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..
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