Definition of cork. Meaning of cork. Synonyms of cork

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word cork. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word cork and, of course, cork synonyms and on the right images related to the word cork.

Definition of cork

Cork
Cork Cork (k[^o]rk), n. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork, D. kurk; all fr. Sp. corcho, fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Cf. Cortex.] 1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose. 2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork. 3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance. Note: Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk, calker; calkin, a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or ox. Cork jackets, a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming. Cork tree (Bot.), the species of oak (Quercus Suber of Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.

Meaning of cork from wikipedia

- Look up Cork or cork in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cork or CORK may refer to: Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product Cork (plug),...
- Cork (Irish: Corcaigh [ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ]; from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city...
- The Canadian Olympic Regattas Kingston (CORK) is a non-profit volunteer organization located at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, home of Sail Canada, producing...
- County Cork (Irish: Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city...
- Cork tree or corktree may refer to: Cork oak, Quercus suber, the tree from which most cork is harvested Chinese cork oak, Quercus variabilis, a tree from...
- Cork is an impermeable buoyant material. It is the p****em layer of bark tissue which is harvested for commercial use primarily from Quercus suber (the...
- University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National...
- Cork City Football Club (Irish: ****ann Peile Chathair Chorcaí) is an Irish ****ociation football club based in Cork. The club was founded and elected to...
- Cork cambium (pl.: cambia or cambiums) is a tissue found in many vascular plants as a part of the epidermis. It is one of the many layers of bark, between...
- Earl of Cork is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, held in conjunction with the Earldom of Orrery since 1753. It was created in 1620 for Richard Boyle...