Definitions
A light, buoyant material used for stoppers, boards, and insulation.
Word origin
From Middle English cork (“oak bark, cork”), from Middle Dutch curc (“cork (material or object)”), either from Spanish corcho (“cork (material or object)”) (also corcha or corche) or from Old Spanish alcorque (“cork sole”). Doublet of cortex.
Used in a sentence
“I confess my confidence was shaken by these actions, though I knew well enough that his leg was no more cork than my own”
“Because cork is porous, it expands and contracts with changes in humidity.”
“Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bottle stopper”4 letters
02“Bottle stopper material”4 letters
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