Definition of cork

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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..

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Rise :: Rise (v.) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like..
Cutose :: Cutose (n.) A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid..
Corky :: Corky (a.) Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up..
Cork :: Cork (v. t.) To stop with a cork, as a bottle..
Phellogen :: Phellogen (n.) The tissue of young cells which produces cork cells.
Kamptulicon :: Kamptulicon (n.) A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork..
Corking :: Corking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cor.
Shuttlecock :: Shuttlecock (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself..
Suberic :: Subereous (a.) Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.
Uncork :: Uncork (v. t.) To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle..
Suberite :: Suberin (n.) A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin.
Corked :: Corked (imp. & p. p.) of Cor.
Bottlescrew :: Bottlescrew (n.) A corkscrew.
Corking Pin :: Corking pin () A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold..
Agaric :: Agaric (n.) An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood..
Corkiness :: Corkiness (n.) The quality of being corky.
Corked :: Corked (a.) having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked..
Popple :: Popple (v. i.) To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
Corkscrew :: Corkscrew (v. t.) To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd..
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