corky wine

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• corky — adjective (corkier; est) Date: 1756 1. resembling cork 2. having an unpleasant odor and taste (as from a tainted cork) < corky wine > • corkiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• corky — early 17c., light, buoyant (as cork is), hence, figuratively, of persons lively; from CORK (Cf. cork) (q.v.). Of bottled liquors or wine, having a flavor of cork, from 1889 …   Etymology dictionary

• corky — [kôr′kē] adj. corkier, corkiest 1. of or like cork 2. having its taste and smell affected by a cork stopper that is rotten or broken: said esp. of wine …   English World dictionary

• corky — adjective Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. This one smells a bit corky; get me another bottle …   Wiktionary

• corky — corkiness, n. /kawr kee/, adj., corkier, corkiest. 1. of the nature of cork; corklike. 2. Also, corked. (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, esp. by a tainted cork. [1595 1605; CORK + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• corky — adjective (corkier, corkiest) 1》 cork like. 2》 (of wine) corked …   English new terms dictionary

• corky — cork•y [[t]ˈkɔr ki[/t]] adj. cork•i•er, cork•i•est 1) of the nature of cork; corklike 2) vin (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, esp. by a tainted cork • Etymology: 1595–1605 cork′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• corky — adj. (corkier, corkiest) 1 corklike. 2 (of wine) corked …   Useful english dictionary

• South African wine — Some South African wines and cheeses Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• cork´i|ness — cork|y «KR kee», adjective, cork|i|er, cork|i|est. 1. Informal. of or resembling cork: a) corklike: »shoes with corky soles, floats with corky buoyancy. b) Figurative. trifling, fri …   Useful english dictionary

• cork|y — «KR kee», adjective, cork|i|er, cork|i|est. 1. Informal. of or resembling cork: a) corklike: »shoes with corky soles, floats with corky buoyancy. b) Figurative. trifling, fri …   Useful english dictionary