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Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
Cork City (UK Parliament constituency) — Cork City Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1801 (1801)–1922 (1922) … Wikipedia
Cork Institute of Technology — Motto Rísam Uile (Let us Achieve) Established 1974 President Dr. Brendan J. Murphy Students 17,000 … Wikipedia
Wood economy — The existence of a wood economy, or more correctly, a forest economy (since in many countries a bamboo economy predominates), is a prominent matter in many developing countries as well as in many other nations with temperate climate and… … Wikipedia
Cork taint — Chemical structure of 2,4,6 trichloroanisole (TCA), the compound primarily responsible for cork taint Cork taint is a broad term referring to a wine fault characterized by a set of undesirable smells or tastes found in a bottle of wine,… … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
cork tree — noun 1. deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark • Syn: ↑Phellodendron amurense • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Phellodendron,… … Useful english dictionary
Cork oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cork jacket — Jacket Jack et, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d {Jack}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts. [1913 Webster] 2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cork — float (a plastic, cork or wood device that enables a baited hook to be suspended in the water column and enables fish biting on the hook to be detected by movement of the float. Usually painted distinctively, e.g. fluorescent colours,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
