cockle
noun
any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
cockled
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past participleof cockle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cockle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cocklenounany bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
Example Sentences
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But even laying aside the question of the coagulation of the albumen, the paper, unless it is ironed, remains so "cockled up," that it is not only unsightly, but very difficult to use.
From Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
By them the oarage of the wind was taught, And how the quick tail steered the cockled boat.
From Poems New and Old by John Freeman
I never grew weary, either, of gathering stately and graceful green ferns, and finding them all "cockled up," as the phrase went, when I got home.
From Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse by Anne Wales Abbot
Plancine's swimming eyes looked down, looked upon a litter of perished rags of paper, and, lying in the midst of the rubbish, an ancient stained and cockled miniature of a powdered Louis Seize coquette.
From At a Winter's Fire by Bernard Edward Joseph Capes
Only a comparatively light pressure should be given, or the lining up of the headbands or back will become cockled and detached.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Noel Rooke
