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- Dictionarycork/kɔːk/
noun
- 1. a buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak: "vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering"
- 2. a bottle stopper made of cork or a similar material: "he pulled out the cork and commenced pouring the wine"
verb
- 1. close or seal (a bottle) with a cork: "the bottles were tightly corked and wired"
- 2. draw with burnt cork: "he had corked a moustache on his upper lip"
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CORK definition: 1. the light, soft bark (= outer covering) of a Mediterranean tree 2. a short, cylinder-shaped…. Learn more.
The meaning of CORK is the elastic tough outer tissue of the cork oak that is used especially for stoppers and insulation. How to use cork in a sentence.
The outermost layer of tissue in woody plants that is resistant to the passage of water vapor and gases and that becomes the bark. Cork is secondary tissue, formed on the outside of the tissue layer known as cork cambium. The cell walls of cork cells contain suberin. Once they mature, cork cells die.
A cork is a piece of cork or plastic that is pushed into the opening of a bottle to close it. A waitperson takes the cork from the bottle and presents the wine. He took out the cork and offered her the bottle.
n. 1. The lightweight elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts. 2. a. Something made of cork, especially a bottle stopper. b. A bottle stopper made of other material, such as plastic. 3.
Cork definition: The lightweight elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts.
CORK meaning: 1. the light, soft bark (= outer covering) of a Mediterranean tree 2. a short, cylinder-shaped…. Learn more.
Definition of cork noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CORK definition: 1. a light material obtained from the outer layer of a particular type of tree 2. a small…. Learn more.
a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by twisting or lifting it off: a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it. a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles.
