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Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cockle

/(kŏk"k'l)/ · Coc·kle · IPA /ˈkɑk(ə)l/
01 n. A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially Cardium edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to si…
  1. 1.
    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.(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    A cockleshell.
  3. 3.
    The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners.
  4. 4.
    The fire chamber of a furnace.[Eng.]
  5. 5.
    A hop-drying kiln; an oast.
  6. 6.
    The dome of a heating furnace.
Phrases & compounds
Cockle hat — a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim.
Cockle stairs — winding or spiral stairs.
02 v. t. To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.
imp. & p. p. Cockled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockling
  1. 1.
    To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.
Phrases & compounds
Cockling sea — waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion.
03 n. A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).
  1. 1.
    A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).(Bot.)