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corked

corked

1 3.9
A thing that is closed with a cork, usually a bottle
  • adjective
  • /kɔrkt/
translation icon : tapado
  • She opened the corked bottle of champagne to celebrate the special occasion.
  • corked bottle

Examples

  • Revealed were a single corked and still full bottle of wine, the corner of what appeared to be a wooden case, and also the entire starboard side of the stern of the ship—something Rouja had never seen in all his years of diving the site.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The wine tasted fresh and vibrant, as it came from a corked bottle.

  • He reached for the corked bottle on the shelf, eager to pour a glass of his favorite red wine.

Synonyms

stoppered
vscorked
5.8

A container with a small plug in its opening to keep the inside sealed

is closed by a small wooden plug rather than by any other cover
sealed
vscorked
2.5

Closed and covered to stop water or air getting in

is a closure using a solid plug rather than a general coating or cover

How Sealed

airtight
19 3.9
sealed
2.5
corked
1 3.9
stopped
1.8
open
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

corked positive

Morphology

corked = cork (transparent) = cork + ed

A straightforward past-participle/adjectival formation from 'cork' meaning 'sealed with a cork', readily inferable from the base.

Etymology

Corked comes from cork, the bark of a tree used as a bottle stopper, which comes from the Latin cortex meaning 'bark'. So, a 'corked' bottle simply means it is 'sealed with a cork'.