cork tip

English

Etymology

Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue. Many tips are still patterned to look like cork.

Noun

cork tip (plural cork tips)

  1. (obsolete) an early type of cigarette tip

Further reading

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