- 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