cockle
1any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
any of various allied or similar mollusks.
a small, crisp candy of sugar and flour, bearing a motto.
to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple: The wind cockled the water.
Idioms about cockle
cockles of one's heart, the depths of one's emotions or feelings: The happy family scene warmed the cockles of his heart.
Origin of cockle
1Words Nearby cockle
Other definitions for cockle (2 of 2)
a weed, as the darnel Lolium temulentum, or rye grass, L. perenne.
Origin of cockle
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How to use cockle in a sentence
A collection of fossilized cockle shells, each with a natural hole in the top, perfect for stringing into a necklace “or some other intention,” was found fused into the floor of a cave overlooking Cartagena Harbor in Spain.
We naturally wish to identify all the national dishes; so, "Is this cockle soup, Susanna?"
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginThey loved to bind his forehead with the cockle shells that decked their own tresses.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceBut in Shakespeare's time Darnel, like cockle (which see), was the general name for any hurtful weed.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeIt was the wildest and coldest season of the year, and the vessels in which the attempt was to be made were mere cockle-shells.
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book | Various
Twelve cockle-shells and a halfpenny china figure were ranged solemnly along the mantel-shelf.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for cockle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒkəl) /
any sand-burrowing bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae, esp Cardium edule (edible cockle) of Europe, typically having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
any of certain similar or related molluscs
short for cockleshell (def. 1)
a wrinkle or puckering, as in cloth or paper
a small furnace or stove
cockles of one's heart one's deepest feelings (esp in the phrase warm the cockles of one's heart)
to contract or cause to contract into wrinkles
Origin of cockle
1British Dictionary definitions for cockle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒkəl) /
any of several plants, esp the corn cockle, that grow as weeds in cornfields
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