Part 2427

<h1>Cork fossil</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork" fos`sil</hw> <tt>(k?rk" f?s`s?l)</tt>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.</def>

<h1>Corkiness</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"i*ness</hw> <tt>(-?-n?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being corky.</def>

<h1>Corking pin</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"ing pin`</hw> <tt>(k?rk"?ng p?n`)</tt>. <def>A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Corkscrew</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"screw`</hw> <tt>(-skr?")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.</def>

<cs><col>Corkscrew starts</col>, <cd>a spiral staircase around a solid newel.</cd></cs>

<h1>Corkscrew</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"screw`</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To press forward in a winding way; <as>as, to <ex>corksrew</ex> one's way through a crowd</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Corkwing</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"wing`</hw> <tt>(-w?ng`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish; the goldsinny.</def>

<h1>Corky</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cork"y</hw> <tt>(-?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.</def>

<blockquote>Bind fast hiss <b>corky</b> arms. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Tasting of cork.</def>

<h1>Corm</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Corm</hw> <tt>(k?rm)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cormus</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See <er>Bulb</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cormus</er>, 2.</def>

<h1>Cormogeny</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cor*mog"e*ny</hw> <tt>(k?r-m?j"?-n?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ trunk of a tree + root of <?/<?/<?/<?/ to be born.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.</def>

<h1>Cormophylogeny</h1> <Xpage=323>

<hw>Cor`mo*phy*log"e*ny</hw> <tt>(k?r`m?-f?-l?j"?-n?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/ trunk of a tree + E. <ets>phylogeny</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals.</def>

<i>Haeckel.</i>

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