CORK
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Definition
noun
- The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.“Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.”
- An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
verb
- To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
- To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
Source: Wiktionary
