- coccel
- m (coccles/cocclas) cockle, darnel, tares
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coccel — coccel, coccle, cocle obs. forms of cockle … Useful english dictionary
coccle — coccel, coccle, cocle obs. forms of cockle … Useful english dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Luchnis Githage — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English coccel Date: before 12th century any of several weedy plants of the pink family; especially corn cockle II. noun Etymology: Middle English cokille, from Middle French coquille shell,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockle — cockle1 /kok euhl/, n., v., cockled, cockling. n. 1. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart shaped, radially ribbed valves, esp. C. edule, the common edible species of Europe. 2. any of various allied or similar mollusks … Universalium
cockle — {{11}}cockle (1) type of mollusk, early 14c., from O.Fr. coquille (13c.) scallop, scallop shell; mother of pearl; a kind of hat, altered (by influence of coque shell ) from V.L. *conchilia, from L. conchylium mussel, shellfish, from Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
cockle — I cock•le [[t]ˈkɒk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) ivt any bivalve mollusk of the family Cardiidae having heart shaped, usu. radially ribbed valves 2) ivt cockleshell 1), cockleshell 2) 3) a wrinkle or pucker, esp. in fabric 4) to wrinkle or pucker •… … From formal English to slang
cockle — cockle1 [käk′əl] n. [ME cokel < OFr coquille, a blister, shell, cockle, altered (infl. by coq, COCK1) < L conchylium < Gr konchylion, shellfish < konchē: see CONCH] 1. any of a family (Cardiidae) of edible, marine bivalve mollusks… … English World dictionary
coclé — (ˈ)kō|klā adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Coclé, province of Panama : of or relating to the prehistoric culture of central Panama * * * coccel, coccle, cocle obs. forms of cockle … Useful english dictionary
