Definition for Cork

cork, n. [Sp. corcha < OSp. alcorque, a cork shoe.]

Stopper; plug for closing a bottle of alcoholic beverage; [metonym] alcoholic beverage; inebriating drink; pint of beer; bottle of wine; flask of brandy, whisky, etc.; [metaphor] flower; blossom; bloom; token of creation; aspect of nature; sign of new life.

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