cork tip

English

a tipped cigarette

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Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue.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

Related terms

• cork tipped

Further reading

• Cigarette filter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia