Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being like cork; lightness with elasticity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being corky.
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- noun The quality of being
corky .
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, once they start to close down, they can be some of the most imploded, recalcitrant white wines out there during their period of hibernation, and will often only show a dusty, chalky soil component on both the nose and palate that often give the impression of corkiness.
Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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It's true that some people are far more sensitive to corkiness than others.
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It's true that some people are far more sensitive to corkiness than others.
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The corkiness of the bark makes it an impervious, waterproof covering that does not allow the cambium to be dried out or to be washed by external moisture.
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We are the Marthas -- trudging our daily rounds, oppressed with sense of the duties that must be done, with the righteous feeling of the hardness of our lot; and these light-hearts, these trouble-shirkers, this corkiness of youth, exasperate us enormously.
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Bar seats are the most intimate in the house, a place where you can eavesdrop as staff interact with fussy eaters, see whether the bartender is checking freshly opened bottles for corkiness few do, and get a peek at what the back of the house likes to sip and nibble.
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One "tip" about Savennières is that they can have an aroma that is like wet concrete, similar to corkiness.
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One "tip" about Savennières is that they can have an aroma that is like wet concrete, similar to corkiness.
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One "tip" about Savennières is that they can have an aroma that is like wet concrete, similar to corkiness.
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It may also be that the effervescence of the sparklers masks low levels of corkiness. "
bestiary commented on the word corkiness
kind of a cute synonym for buoyancy (ca. mid-1800s).
July 24, 2008