cockle
n . 海扇类,海扇壳,小舟,麦仙翁,皱,火炉
vi . 弄皱,折皱,起皱
vt . 使皱
海扇类,海扇壳,小舟,麦仙翁,皱,火炉弄皱,折皱,起皱使皱
cockle n 1 :
common edible European bivalve 2 :
common edible ,
burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong ,
rounded shell with radiating ribs v 1 :
stir up (
water )
so as to form ripples [
synonym : {
ripple },
{
ruffle }, {
riffle }, {
cockle }, {
undulate }]
2 :
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds ; "
She puckered her lips " [
synonym : {
pucker }, {
rumple }, {
cockle },
{
crumple }, {
knit }]
Cockle \
Coc "
kle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cockled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Cockling }.] [
Of uncertian origin .]
To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges ,
as some kinds of cloth after a wetting .
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{
Cockling sea },
waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion . --
Ham .
Nav .
Encyc .
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Cockle \
Coc "
kle \ (
k [
o ^]
k "
k '
l ),
n . [
OE .
cockes cockles ,
AS .
s [=
ae ]
coccas sea cockles ,
prob ,
from Celtic ;
cf .
W .
cocs cockles ,
Gael .
cochull husk .
Perh .
influenced by F .
coquille shell ,
a dim .
from the root of E .
conch .
Cf . {
Coach }.]
1 . (
Zool .)
A bivalve mollusk ,
with radiating ribs ,
of the genus {
Cardium },
especially {
Cardium edule },
used in Europe for food ; --
sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera .
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2 .
A cockleshell .
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3 .
The mineral black tourmaline or schorl ; --
so called by the Cornish miners . --
Raymond .
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4 .
The fire chamber of a furnace . [
Eng .] --
Knight .
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5 .
A hop -
drying kiln ;
an oast . --
Knight .
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6 .
The dome of a heating furnace . --
Knight .
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{
Cockle hat },
a hat ornamented with a cockleshell ,
the badge of a pilgrim . --
Shak .
{
Cockle stairs },
winding or spiral stairs .
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Cockle \
Coc "
kle \,
n . [
AS .
coccel ,
cocel ;
cf .
Gael .
cogall tares ,
husks ,
cockle .] (
Bot .)
(
a )
A plant or weed that grows among grain ;
the corn rose ({
Luchnis Githage }).
(
b )
The {
Lotium },
or darnel .
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23 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cockle ":
cocker ,
corrugate ,
crease ,
crimp ,
crimple ,
crinkle ,
crumple ,
dimple ,
fret ,
furrow ,
knit ,
knot ,
pucker ,
purse ,
ridge ,
rimple ,
ripple ,
ruck ,
ruckle ,
rumple ,
shirr ,
wimple ,
wrinkle
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