单词 | cockle |
释义 | Word Frequency cockle 1(ˈkɒkəl) noun 1. any sand-burrowing bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae, esp Cardium edule (edible cockle) of Europe, typically having a rounded shell with radiating ribs 2. any of certain similar or related molluscs 3. short for cockleshell (sense 1) 4. a wrinkle or puckering, as in cloth or paper 5. a small furnace or stove 6. cockles of one's heart verb 7. to contract or cause to contract into wrinkles Word origin C14: from Old French coquille shell, from Latin conchӯlium shellfish, from Greek konkhulion, diminutive of konkhule mussel; see conchWord Frequency cockle 2(ˈkɒkəl) noun any of several plants, esp the corn cockle, that grow as weeds in cornfields |
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