corky

adjectifnomattesté dans les dialogues

Australie

Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

adjectif

1
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
2
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
Bind fast his corky arms.

Étymologie

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder.? ▲ Latin cortexder. Mozarabic *kórčo, *kórčeder.? Spanish corchobor. Middle Dutch curcder. Middle English cork English cork English -y English corky From cork (“stopper”) + -y.

nom

1
argotA deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.

Étymologie

Formes

pluriel: corkies
comparatif: corkier
superlatif: corkiest

Corinne · A female given name from Ancient Greek.cork · The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in…Cork · The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.

corky · Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

corn · Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or…Corn · A surname.Cornelius · A male given name from Latin.

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