cockle

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for cockle

cockle 🔊 /kɑˈkʌl/

cockle : සක්බෙල්ලා

cockle : රැළි වැටෙනවා

cockle : බෙල්ලා

cockle : සක්මන

cockle : වැකරැළි ගැහෙනවා

cockle : කිරිඳි

cockle : මට්ටියා

cockle : රැල්ල

cockle definition

Noun.

  1. A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera.
  2. A cockleshell.
  3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners.
  4. The fire chamber of a furnace.
  5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast.
  6. The dome of a heating furnace.
  7. A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).
  8. The Lotium, or darnel.

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