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cockled

/kok-uhl/US // ˈkɒk əl //UK // (ˈkɒkəl) //

翘辫子,翘辫子的,翘尾巴,翘尾巴的

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
    • : any of various allied or similar mollusks.
    • : cockleshell.
    • : a wrinkle; pucker: a cockle in fabric.
    • : a small, crisp candy of sugar and flour, bearing a motto.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cock·led, cock·ling.

    • : to contract into wrinkles; pucker: This paper cockles easily.
    • : to rise in short, irregular waves; ripple: The waves cockled along the shore.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cock·led, cock·ling.

    • : to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple: The wind cockled the water.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Examples

  • A collection of fossilized cockle shells, each with a natural hole in the top, perfect for stringing into a necklace “or some other intention,” was found fused into the floor of a cave overlooking Cartagena Harbor in Spain.

  • We naturally wish to identify all the national dishes; so, "Is this cockle soup, Susanna?"

  • They loved to bind his forehead with the cockle shells that decked their own tresses.

  • But in Shakespeare's time Darnel, like Cockle (which see), was the general name for any hurtful weed.

  • It was the wildest and coldest season of the year, and the vessels in which the attempt was to be made were mere cockle-shells.

  • Twelve cockle-shells and a halfpenny china figure were ranged solemnly along the mantel-shelf.

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