Look up: cockle

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   Cockle
   The Cockle is a Lamellibranchia bivalve mollusc. It is recognised by its ribbed, heart-shaped shell. They are found on British shores.
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   cockle
   [n] - common edible European bivalve 2. [n] - common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
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   Cockle
   Cockle: The ventricle of the heart. The origin of the word cockle in this sense is a matter of conjecture but in medieval Latin, the ventricle of the heart was called cochlea cordis and cochlea may have been corrupted to cockle. See also: Cockles of the heart.
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   cockle
   The wrinkled appearance of a fabric in which non-uniform relaxation or shrinkage has occurred. Category: Various industries and crafts • undesirable,local accumulations of very small crinkles in a paper surface,caused by uneven drying Category: Various industries and crafts • Isolated loops of fibres protruding from the yarn surface owing to the relaxation of adjacent fibre...
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   Cockle
   Coc'kle (kŏk'k'l) noun [ Middle English cockes cockles, Anglo-Saxon sǣcoccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; confer W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by French coquille shell, a dim. from the root of English conch . Confer Coach .] 1. (Zoology) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus ...
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   Cockle
   Coc'kle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cockled ; present participle & verbal noun Cockling .] [ Of uncertian origin.] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. Cockling sea , waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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   Cockle
   Coc'kle noun [ Anglo-Saxon coccel , cocel ; confer Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] (Botany) (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose ( Luchnis Githage ). (b) The Lotium , or darnel.
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   cockle
   noun common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
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   cockle
   noun common edible European bivalve
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    Cockle
    `Cockle` may refer to: * Cockle (bivalve) * Cockle (weed) * Berwick cockles, a confectionary from Scotland * The phrase 'warm the cockles of one's heart' refererences to the ventricles of the heart (Latin: `cochleae cordis`) Cockles come from shallow waters of the ocean bed and are also known as mochacocka.
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    Cockle
    • (n.) The dome of a heating furnace. • (v. t.) To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. • (n.) A cockleshell. • (n.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera. &bu...
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    cockle
    any of the approximately 250 species of marine bivalve mollusks, or clams, of the family Cardiidae. Distributed worldwide, they range from about one ... [2 related articles]
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    COCKLE
    Local deformation of a sheet of paper due to unequal shrinkage giving it a slightly crumpled appearance.
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    cockle
    cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are obliquely spherical, and possess distinct radiating ridges, or ribs, which aid the animal in gripping the sand. The mantl...
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