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cockle n. 海扇类,海扇壳,小舟,麦仙翁,皱,火炉
vi. 弄皱,折皱,起皱
vt. 使皱 海扇类,海扇壳,小舟,麦仙翁,皱,火炉弄皱,折皱,起皱使皱 cockle n 1: common edible European bivalve 2: common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs v 1: stir up ( water) so as to form ripples [ synonym: { ripple}, { ruffle}, { riffle}, { cockle}, { undulate}] 2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; " She puckered her lips" [ synonym: { pucker}, { rumple}, { cockle}, { crumple}, { knit}] Cockle \ Coc" kle\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Cockled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Cockling}.] [ Of uncertian origin.] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. [ 1913 Webster] { Cockling sea}, waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster]
Cockle \ Coc" kle\ ( k[ o^] k" k' l), n. [ OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[= ae] coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. { Coach}.] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A cockleshell. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. -- Raymond. [ 1913 Webster] 4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [ Eng.] -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A hop- drying kiln; an oast. -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster] 6. The dome of a heating furnace. -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster] { Cockle hat}, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim. -- Shak. { Cockle stairs}, winding or spiral stairs. [ 1913 Webster]
Cockle \ Coc" kle\, n. [ AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] ( Bot.) ( a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose ({ Luchnis Githage}). ( b) The { Lotium}, or darnel. [ 1913 Webster] 23 Moby Thesaurus words for " cockle": cocker, corrugate, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crumple, dimple, fret, furrow, knit, knot, pucker, purse, ridge, rimple, ripple, ruck, ruckle, rumple, shirr, wimple, wrinkle
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