Corked Definition

kôrkt
adjective
Sealed with or as if with a cork.
American Heritage
Tainted in flavor by an unsound cork.
Corked port.
American Heritage
Blackened by burnt cork.
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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of cork.

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Corked Sentence Examples

  • The test tube is tightly corked to prevent evaporation, and allowed to stand for some hours.

  • Sometimes an "adapter" is used; this is simply a tapering tube, the side tube being corked into the wider end, and the condenser on to the narrower end.

  • When quite dry they should be put into dry wide-mouthed bottles and kept closely corked.

  • The tube is tightly corked to prevent evaporation, and allowed to stand for some hours.

  • Having sat some time at table, Speranski corked a bottle of wine and, remarking, "Nowadays good wine rides in a carriage and pair," passed it to the servant and got up.

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CCOCOR

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DEDKED

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