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Cord

Cord Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cord? [n] a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" [n] a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton [n] a light insulated conductor for household use [n] a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet [v] bind or tie with a cord [v] stack in cords, of wood Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cord: corduroy \| electric cord Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cord: beam \| billet \| board \| boarding \| braid \| brail \| cable \| clapboard \| cordwood \| deal \| driftwood \| firewood \| hardwood \| lath \| lathing \| lathwork \| ligament \| ligation \| ligature \| line \| log \| lumber \| panelboard \| paneling \| panelwork \| plank \| planking \| plyboard \| plywood \| pole \| post \| puncheon \| rope \| shake \| sheathing \| sheathing board \| sheeting \| shingle \| sideboard \| siding \| slab \| slat \| softwood \| splat \| spun yarn \| stave \| stick \| stick of wood \| stovewood \| string \| tendon \| thong \| three-by-four \| timber \| timbering \| timberwork \| twine \| twist \| two-by-four \| weatherboard \| wire \| wood \| yarn See Also \| apron string \| apron strings \| Bedford cord \| bind \| bowstring \| capacity measure \| capacity unit \| catgut \| chenille \| cloth \| clothesline \| conductor \| cubage unit \| cubature unit \| cubic content unit \| cubic measure \| displacement unit \| extension cord \| fabric \| fishing line \| gut \| heap \| lace \| lacing \| laniard \| lanyard \| line \| log line \| material \| narrow wale \| perpendicular \| pile \| piping \| plumb line \| power cord \| ripcord \| rope \| sash cord \| sash line \| slack \| stack \| static line \| string \| taper \| textile \| thread \| tie \| tie \| twine \| volume unit \| whipcord \| wick \| wide wale \| yarn Cord In Webster's Dictionary \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. {Chord}, {Yarn}.] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. 2. 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. 3. 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. The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds. --Tennyson. 4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under {Spermatic}, {Spinal}, {Umbilical}, {Vocal}. 5. (Mus.) See {Chord}. [Obs.] {Cord wood}, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure). \Cord\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cording}.] 1. 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. 2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Cord Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cord?

[n] a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
[n] a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[n] a light insulated conductor for household use
[n] a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
[v] bind or tie with a cord
[v] stack in cords, of wood

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cord: corduroy | electric cord

Cord In Webster's Dictionary

\Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord,
cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex
soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, pl. garnir
gut, and E. yarn. Cf. {Chord}, {Yarn}.]
1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands
   twisted together.

2. 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.



3. 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.

         The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding
         cords that bind and strain The heart until it
         bleeds.                               --Tennyson.

4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord,
   esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under {Spermatic}, {Spinal},
   {Umbilical}, {Vocal}.

5. (Mus.) See {Chord}. [Obs.]

{Cord wood}, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet
   (when of full measure).


\Cord\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Cording}.]
1. 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.

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the
   cord.

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