Cockle
Cockle (kok"k'l) , noun
[Old English cockes cockles, Anglo-Saxon sacoccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; compare Welsh cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by French coquille shell, a dim. from the root of English conch. Compare Coach.]
1.
(Zoology) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially Cardium edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera.
2.
A cockleshell.
3.
The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. — Raymond
4.
The fire chamber of a furnace. [English] — Knight
5.
A hop-drying kiln; an oast. — Knight
6.
The dome of a heating furnace. — Knight
Collocations (2)
Cockle hat , a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim. — Shakespeare
Cockle stairs , winding or spiral stairs.
Cockle , transitive verb
[Of uncertian origin.]
To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.
Collocations (1)
Cockling sea , waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion. — Ham. Nav. Encyc
Cockle , noun
[Anglo-Saxon coccel, cocel; compare Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.]
(a)
(Botany) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).
(b)
(Botany) The Lotium, or darnel.