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Definition of Corkiness
1. n. The quality of being corky.
Definition of Corkiness
1. Noun. The quality of being corky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corkiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Corkiness
Literary usage of Corkiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1833)
"... as the Germans calls it—the corkiness and buoyancy of the frame, and the
ruddiness and clearness of the complexion, when the citizen breathes for a ..."
2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Neither sort appears to show the least indication, at present, of corkiness in
the bark ; though trees of Q. ..."
3. Principles of human physiology: With Their Chief Applications to Psychology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1860)
"... clearness of the skin, capability of bearing continued severe exercise, and
a feeling of freedom and lightness (or ' corkiness ') in the limbs. ..."
4. Principles of human physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1876)
"... clearness of the skin, capability of bearing continued severe exercise, and
a feeling of freedom and lightness (or "corkiness") in the limbs. ..."
5. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"... and become more subordinate to the influence of the will, thereby leading to
the production of a feeling of freedom and lightness, or "corkiness," as it ..."
6. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1874)
"... the influence of the will, thereby leading to the production of a feeling of
freedom and lightness, or "corkiness," as it has been termed, of the limbs. ..."
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