corked

[ kawrkt ]

/ kɔrkt /

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adjective

stopped or closed with a cork.

corky (def. 2).

blackened with burnt cork.

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Origin of corked

First recorded in 1510–20; cork + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM corked

well-corked, adjective

Words nearby corked

Corizza, cork, corkage, corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker, corking, cork oak, Corkonian, corkscrew

How to use corked in a sentence

We corked what was left of the wines, and headed back out into the heat, a little wiser about the whole what-goes-with-what thing.
The Secrets of Matchmaking|Katie Workman|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Corked glass bottles of spices, infused oils and vinegars beckon from antique cupboards like jewels.
A Superstar Chef Does the Unthinkable|Amelia Smith|November 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Bottle it, keep carefully corked fifteen days, when it will be fit for use.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
It should be carefully corked for twelve or fifteen days, when it will be fit for use.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

The flask was corked and left standing several weeks while other work was in progress.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
In his pocket was a bottle, carefully corked, empty save for a little roll of paper, which proved to be the addendum to the log.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
Take especial care that it is closely corked and sealed down.
A Poetical Cook-Book|Maria J. Moss

British Dictionary definitions for corked

corked

/ (kɔːkt) /

adjective

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

(postpositive) British a slang word for drunk

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corked

Origin of corked

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