cockles

We have found lemma(root) word of cockles : cockle.

Definitions


[ˈkɒkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell

- a small, shallow boat


Phrases:
- warm the cockles of one's heart

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French coquille ‘shell’, based on Greek konkhulion, from konkhē ‘conch’


[ˈkɒkl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of paper) form wrinkles or puckers
(e.g: thin or lightweight paper cockles and warps when subjected to watercolour)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French coquiller ‘blister (bread in cooking)’, from coquille ‘shell’ (see cockle)




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