cockle
cock·le1 / ˈkäkəl/ • n. 1. an edible, burrowing bivalve mollusk (genus Cardium, family Cardiidae) with a strong ribbed shell. 2. (also cockleshell) poetic/lit. a small shallow boat.PHRASES: warm the cockles of one's heart give one a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment.cock·le2 • v. [intr.] (of paper) bulge out in certain places so as to present a wrinkled or creased surface; pucker.
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cockle
cockle Bivalve mollusc found in marine waters. Its varicoloured, heart-shaped shell has 20–24 strong, radiating ribs. There are c.200 recognized species, many of which are edible. Average length: 4–8cm (1.5–3in). Class Bivalvia; family Cardiidae; species include Cardium aculeatum.
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cockle 2 edible bivalve mollusc. XIV. — (O)F. coquille shell :- medL. *cochilia — medGr. kokhúlia. pl. of kokhúlion, f. kógkhē CONCH.
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cockle 1 plant growing among corn. OE. coccul, -el, perh. — medL. *cocculus, f. late L. coccus, earlier coccum kermes — Gr. kókkos.
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