Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
cork or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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cork + -like
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Examples
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Bright, glowing lichen that looked almost mag-ical clung to the moist, corklike walls.
The Black Wing Kirchoff, Mary 1993
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The cap is variously colored, white, orange, yellow, or even brilliant red, and dotted over with corklike particles or warty scales which are easily rubbed off.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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Even before the leaf falls, a layer of corklike substance has formed over the scar.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Ontario. Ministry of Education
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The dark man wore eyeglasses with a curiously thick, corklike nosepiece to insulate the necessary metal of the frame from his skin.
Sand Doom Murray Leinster 1935
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