Cockle /(kŏk"k'l)/

Coc·kle

Cockle

n.
  1. A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially Cardium edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera. (Zool.)
  2. A cockleshell.
  3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners.
  4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.]
  5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast.
  6. The dome of a heating furnace.

Phrases & Compounds
Cockle hat
a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim.
Cockle stairs
winding or spiral stairs.

Cockle

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Cockled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockling

  1. To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.

Phrases & Compounds
Cockling sea
waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion.

Cockle

n.
  1. A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). (Bot.)