| n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. | |||||||
| 4. | The fire chamber of a furnace. | |||||||
| 5. | A hop-drying kiln; an oast. | |||||||
| 6. | The dome of a heating furnace.
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| v. t. | 1. | To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.
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| n. | 1. | (Bot.) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). | ||||||
| Noun | 1. | cockle - common edible European bivalve |
| 2. | cockle - common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs | |
| Verb | 1. | cockle - stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| 2. | cockle - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" |