COCKLE

n. v.

9 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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.

2.
n.

A cockleshell.

3.
n.

The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. Raymond.

4.
n.

The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] Knight.

5.
n.

A hop-drying kiln; an oast. Knight.

6.
n.

The dome of a heating furnace. Knight. Cockle hat, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim. Shak. -- Cockle stairs, winding or spiral stairs.

7.
v.

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.

8.
n.

A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).

9.
n.

The Lotium, or darnel.


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