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- burnt cork nounCharred cork used for blacking the face• • •Main Entry: ↑burn
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burnt-cork — burnt corkˈ transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑burn … Useful english dictionary
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
cork — /kawrk/, n. 1. the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. 2. Also called cork oak. the tree itself. 3. something made of cork. 4. a piece of cork, rubber, or the like… … Universalium
cork — I. /kɔk / (say kawk) noun 1. the outer bark of the cork oak, used for making stoppers of bottles, floats, etc. 2. something made of cork. 3. a piece of cork, or other material (as rubber), used as a stopper for a bottle, etc. 4. a small float to… …
cork — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, cork, bark, probably from Middle Dutch *kurk or Middle Low German korck, from Old Spanish alcorque, ultimately from dialect Arabic qurq, from Latin quercus oak more at fir Date: 14th century 1. a. the elastic… … New Collegiate 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 — 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 — 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 — [[t]kɔrk[/t]] n. 1) a) bot Also called phellem a layer of dead protective tissue between the bark and cadmium in woody plants. b) pln the thick lightweight layer of a Mediterranean oak, Quercus suber (cork oak), harvested commercially for making… … From formal English to slang
Burnt Mound — (engl. für verbrannter Hügel), Deer Roast (Hirschbräter), Ancient cooking place oder gälisch Fulachta fiadh (in verschiedenen Schreibweisen), bezeichnet auf den Britischen Inseln, einschließlich der Orkney (Hawell, Liddle Burnt Mound) und der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
