Word Finder - corks

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The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.

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A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.

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Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.

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An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.

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The cork oak, Quercus suber.

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The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.

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To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.

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To blacken (as) with a burnt cork

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To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.

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To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.

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He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.

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To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.

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The vicious tackle corked his leg.

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To position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net.

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An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead.

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To perform such a maneuver.

The neck of the retort, or side tube of the flask, is connected to the condenser c by an ordinary or rubber cork, according to the nature of the substance distilled; ordinary corks soaked in paraffin wax are very effective when ordinary or rubber corks cannot be used.

In a Sicilian story an innkeeper corks up Death in a bottle; so nobody dies for years, and the long white beards are a sight to see.

Thus Sisyphus fettered Death, keeping him prisoner till rescued by Ares; in Venetian folklore Beppo ties him up in a bag for eighteen months; while in Sicily an innkeeper corks him up in a bottle, and a monk keeps him in his pouch for forty years.

Tanning and leather-dressing, distilling, the manufacture of agricultural implements, furniture and corks, cooperage and the preparation of preserved fruits, are prominent industries.

It carries on considerable trade in live-stock and cereals and in the vegetables of its market-gardens, and manufactures of casks, corks, white metal, oil, vinegar and machinery for the wine-trade are included among the industries; it is chiefly important for its.

The two first of these were vested in the sovereign, who might be a woman, and who shared the legislative power with two chambers, the Camara dos Pares or House of Peers, and the Camara dos Deputados or House of Commons; these were collectively styled the Corks Geraes, or more briefly the Conies.

Its industries include the manufacture of machinery, casks, corks, soap, dolls and furniture, ironfounding and bell-founding - the famous "Kaiserglocke" of the Cologne cathedral was cast here.

There are no bubbling fondues, giggling chalet maids or popping corks, just the inescapable soundtrack of ski touring.

Tie bladder or run sealing wax over the corks, and store in a dry, cool place.

According to a British consular report for 1904 there were 153 manufacturing establishments in the city producing cotton, linen and silk textiles, leather, boots and shoes, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, beer, flour, conserves and candied fruits, cigars and cigarettes, Italian pastes, chocolate, starch, hats, oils, ice, furniture, pianos and other musical instruments, matches, beds, candles, chemicals, iron and steel, printing-type, paint and varnish, glass, looking-glass, cement and artificial stone, earthenware, bricks and tiles, soap, cardboard, papier mache, cartridges and explosives, white lead, perfumery, carriages and wagons, and corks.

You can almost hear the champagne corks popping.

Among the examples cited were shrink-wrap, over-packaged products, plastic wine corks, lids on vacuum packed jars and non-recyclable plastic.

As far as considerations of the swim assist vest -- when my children were learning how to swim they looked like corks going across the water about to go under at any moment.

Place bottles on their sides in order to keep corks moist, and store away from temperature fluctuations, vibration, and light.

Pay attention to the quality of the corks that you buy and avoid corks that appear cracked or have fissures.

Short corks are good for short-term storage and long corks are recommended for long-term wine storage.

This helps the corks maintain their moisture, which is essential to maintaining good seal.

Corks that are allowed to dry out on the airside can pull away from the sides of the bottle, allowing air inside the wine bottle.

Pressedforwine.com - a great resource for home wine making, with details about equipment, types of wine, the economics of making your own wine, and even a thorough overview of corks.

They produce many, but my favorite is still the "Mason" (you can't miss the bright green corks they use too!).

Use your corker to insert the corks and place the bottles in a cool, dry area to age.

Wine corks have been around for a very-VERY-long time.

Wine corks have come a long way since then and is now going through some big changes in the wine industry with competition from alternative closures such as glass, screwtop and polymer-based units made to look like cork.

Wine corks are usually cleaned with compounds that contain these chlorophenols and great lengths are taken to see that this TCA doesn't form…but, it can no matter who rigid the quality control is.

But because of the corks ability to "breathe" a little, many of the ultra-premium wineries are still using cork in their wines because of the proven track record.

Don't get corked - Corks in wine bottles from time to time cause something called "cork taint."

This is attributable to a chemical called TCA, which is present in some corks and reacts with the wine.

Corker - Usually a levered design, this device lets you insert corks into wine bottles.

Expanding newspapers, movies and radio burst like the corks on bottles of champagne.

Be sure to take a peek inside the private dining area--the entire ceiling is made from wine corks.