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corky
adjective
uk /ˈkɔː.ki/ us /ˈkɔːr.ki/
corkyadjective (LIKE CORK)
like cork(= the light, soft outer covering of a Mediterranean tree):
These pumpkins tend to have hard, corky stems.
I removed the corky skin with a vegetable peeler.
The disease causes the fruits of the tree to become covered with a cracked, corky layer.
The trees have a smooth bark with occasional corky ridges.
The stems sometimes develop corky growths.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of wood
American elm
Atlantic white cedar
balk
balsa wood
bark
basswood
black locust
boxwood
cork
elm
knotty
MDF
mulga
paulownia
piny
pitch pine
ponderosa pine
post oak
softwood
three-ply
corkyadjective (WINE)
Wine is described as corky if its taste has been spoiled by the cork:
I sent back the wine because it was corky.
We drank a rather corky but nevertheless impressive claret.
Synonym
corked Corky wines are becoming rarer nowadays. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Wines & winemaking -bodied ageworthy amontillado blender blush claret corkage grape hock jeroboam Lambrusco lay something down Marsala plonk plummy table wine terroir ultra-dry ultra-smooth varietal Related wordcork
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