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单词 corky
释义

corky

adjective

ˈkȯr-kē How to pronounce corky (audio)
corkier; corkiest
1
: resembling cork
2
: having an unpleasant odor and taste (as from a tainted cork)
corky wine
corkiness
ˈkȯr-kē-nəs How to pronounce corky (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Those structures usually have a bark covering, which is built up from a corky material. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021 Normally, human spotters walk citrus groves looking for leaves with tell-tale green-and-yellow blotches, yellow shoots or corky leaf veins. Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020 Fruit may form a layer of corky tissue or be russeted if exposed to cold when young. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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