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Meaning of 'cockle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cockle [ 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.
- A cockleshell.
- The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners.
- The fire chamber of a furnace.
- A hop-drying kiln; an oast.
- The dome of a heating furnace.
- A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).
- The Lotium, or darnel.
2 . Cockle [ v. t.]
- To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.

Meaning of 'cockle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cockle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Example in sentence:
  • She puckered her lips

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