| Cord (cord) |
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| n. | (kôrd) |
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| Cord |
| [F.
corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr.
chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L.
haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails |
A string, or
small rope, composed of several strands twisted
together.
A solid measure, equivalent to 128
cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet
long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured
with a cord or line.
Fig.: Any moral influence by which
persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an
enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords
of sin; the cords of vanity.
Any structure having
the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under
Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical,
Vocal.
See Chord.
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| Cord (cord) |
|---|
| v. t. | (kôrd) |
|---|
| Cord |
| [imp. *** p. p. Corded] p. pr. ***
vb. n. Cording.] |
To bind
with a cord] to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to
ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for
measurement by the cord.
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