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/ˈkäkəl/,
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cockles, plural;
  1. (of paper) Bulge out in certain places so as to present a wrinkled or creased surface; pucker

Noun
  1. An edible, burrowing bivalve mollusk with a strong ribbed shell

  2. A small shallow boat

  1. (cockle) common edible European bivalve
  2. (cockle) ripple: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  3. (cockle) pucker: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
  4. (Cockle (weed)) Lolium temulentum, typically known as darnel or cockle, is an annual plant that forms part of the Poaceae family and part of the Lolium genus. The plant stem can grow up to 1 meter tall, with inflorescence in the ears and purple grain. It grows plentifully in Syria and Israel.
  5. (Cockling) Cockle is the common name for a group of (mostly) small, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.
  6. (cockle) Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells; The shell of such cockle; One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”); A wrinkle, pucker; hence A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by ...
  7. (Cockle) The 'tic-tac' term for 10/1.
  8. (Cockle) A warped or bulged spot in the sheet. Caused by excessive shrinkage during drying.
  9. (Cockle) Slang for ten; either odds of 10/1 or £10.
  10. (COCKLE) Paper with a ripple finish.
  11. (COCKLE) Both cockles and mussels are mollusks that are found along Northern European coasts. Cockles, however, are smaller and recognizable by their "cockleshells. ...
  12. (Cockle (Crinkle)) The formation of ripples, bulges or warped spots out of the plane of the sheet caused by uneven moisture, tension during drying.
  13. (Cockle) A common skin disease due to insect attack while the animal is alive. It appears as circular spots resembling raindrops.
  14. (Cockle) A rippling effect in paper caused by drying at a lower tension. It can be created as a desired effect or can be an unwanted result of improper drying.
  15. (Cockle) Any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves.
  16. (Cockle) Any of various small, jumping bivalves with heart-shaped, radially ribbed shells. Most don’t exceed 2 inches across. The rock cockle the best known and most widely used for food. It’s found from the Pacific Northwest to San Francisco, and from large beds off England’s coast. ...
  17. (Cockle) Local deformation of a sheet of paper due to unequal shrinkage giving it a slightly crumpled appearance.
  18. (Cockle) Occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., "noisome weeds"), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word ( b'oshah ) which means "offensive," "having a bad smell," referring to some weed perhaps which has an unpleasant odour. ...
  19. (Cockle) Ripple or waviness of a sheet caused by improper drying.
  20. (Cockle) To wrinkle or pucker. Paper cockles or buckles permanently when too much liquid is applied. Frequently occurs when a volume of water-based ink is applied in a small area.
  21. (Cockling) Ripples or waves in paper caused by storage in conditions of unstable relative humidity.
  22. (Cockling) wrinkling or puckering in paper supports, caused by applying washes onto a flimsy or improperly stretched surface
  23. (Cockling) Is this one arcane enough for you?! This term describes the condition of waviness in old paper that is the result of the book having been subjected to wetness. ...
  24. (Cockling) When the relative humidity is lower in the environment than in the paper, the edges of stacked sheets can dry out and contract (tight edges), causing the paper to buckle in the middle.