corked

American  

[kawrkt] / kɔrkt /

adjective

1. stopped or closed with a cork.

2. corky.

3. blackened with burnt cork.

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corked British  

/ kɔːkt /

adjective

1. Also: corky.  (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin

2. (postpositive) a slang word for drunk

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Other Word Forms

• well-corked adjective

Etymology

Origin of corked

First recorded in 1510–20; cork + -ed ³

Example Sentences

PCC has great customer service; I purchased this Bordeaux at its Green Lake branch and was able to return the corked bottle at its Central District branch, no questions asked.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Among the artefacts discovered were are a gunpowder barrel, swivel guns, a bottle of corked rum and woodworking tools.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

But Philippe Faure-Brac, the head of the French union of sommeliers, said that anosmia made it harder to work with chefs on new or more subtle pairings; worse, its victims cannot detect corked wines.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

“I can guarantee you one thing,” said Parr, who told me that when his submerged wine was brought up and corked open, it was sensational.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Then as quickly it faded, replaced by another, much more vivid memory: little Tzipporah, lying still on the low shelf, her finger corked so finally in her mouth.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen