| 单词 | cockle |
| 释义 | cockle 1. n. 1. a any edible mollusc of the genus Cardium, having a chubby ribbed bivalve shell. b its shell. 2. (in full cockle-shell) a small shallow boat. Phrases and idioms warm the cockles of one's heart make one contented; be satisfying. Etymology: ME f. OF coquille shell ult. f. Gk kogkhulion f. kogkhe CONCH 2. n. 1. any of various plants, esp. the pink-flowered corn-cockle, Agrostemma githago, growing among corn, esp. wheat. 2. a disease of wheat that turns the grains black. Etymology: OE coccul, perh. ult. f. LL COCCUS 3. v. & n. --v 1. intr. pucker, wrinkle. 2. tr. cause to cockle. --n a pucker or wrinkle in paper, glass, etc. Etymology: F coquiller blister (bread in cooking) f. coquille: see COCKLE(1) |
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