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  • 31cork — [kôrk] n. [ME < Sp corcho, cork, ult. (via ? Ar al qurq) < L quercus, oak: see FIR1] 1. the light, thick, elastic outer bark of an oak tree, the cork oak ( Quercus suber) of the beech family, that grows in the Mediterranean area: used for… …

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  • 32Cork (material) — Untreated cork panel …

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  • 33Cork Oak — Taxobox name = Cork Oak status = secure image width = 240px image caption = Cork Oak in Christchurch botanic gardens regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio =… …

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  • 34cork oak — noun medium sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork • Syn: ↑Quercus suber • Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree * * * noun : an oak (Quercus suber) of… …

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  • 35Cork (city) — This article is about the city in Ireland. For other uses, see Cork (disambiguation). Cork Corcaigh From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, River Lee …

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  • 36cork — /kawrk/, n. 1. the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. 2. Also called cork oak. the tree itself. 3. something made of cork. 4. a piece of cork, rubber, or the like… …

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  • 37Cork borer — Set of cork borers. Left to right sizes 6,7,8,9 nested, size 5, American penny for scale, sizes 4,3,2,1 nested, pusher. Background is 1/4 square graph paper. A cork borer, often used in a chemistry laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a hole… …

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  • 38cork — I UK [kɔː(r)k] / US [kɔrk] noun Word forms cork : singular cork plural corks 1) [countable] an object used for blocking the hole in a bottle, especially a bottle of wine. Corks are made of cork or sometimes plastic. You use a corkscrew to remove… …

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  • 39Cork oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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  • 40cork — cork1 [ kɔrk ] noun 1. ) count an object used for blocking the hole in a bottle, especially a bottle of wine. Corks are made of cork or sometimes plastic. You use a corkscrew to remove them. 2. ) uncount a light substance forming the BARK (=outer …

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