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| cock·le [ kók'l ] |
noun (plural cock·les) |
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1. shellfish with heart-shaped shell: an invertebrate ocean animal with a small rounded or heart-shaped ridged shell in two parts. Family Cardiidae.
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2. marine biology shell of cockle: the small rounded or heart-shaped ridged shell in two parts that a cockle lives in
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3. boat small boat: a small lightweight boat
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4. wrinkle: a crease or pucker in a piece of material such as paper or cloth
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle cock·led, present participle cock·ling, 3rd person present singular cock·les) |
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become or make wrinkled: to become wrinkled or puckered, or make something such as a piece of material wrinkled or puckered
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| [14th century. Via French coquille "shell" < medieval Greek kokhulion< Greek kogkhē "conch"] |
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warm the cockles of your heart to give you a feeling of well-being or sentimental contentment
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