About The Word Cordon
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Cordon
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What's The Definition Of Cordon?
[n] adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
[n] cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank Synonyms | Synonyms for Cordon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cordon: advance guard | armed guard | bank guard | beleaguer | beset | besiege | block | blockade | blue ribbon | bolt | bottleneck | bound | box in | cage | catch | chamber | close in | coast guard | compass | contain | coop | coop in | coop up | cordon bleu | cordon off | cordon sanitaire | cordoning off | corral | cull out | curtain | decoration | decoration of honor | determent | deterrent | difficulty | divide | drawback | encircle | enclose | encompass | enshrine | fence in | garrison | garter | ghettoize | gin | goalie | goalkeeper | goaltender | gold star | grand cordon | guard | guarder | guardsman | hang-up | hazard | hedge in | hem in | hitch | house in | hurdle | impound | imprison | incarcerate | include | inlying picket | insulate | isolate | isolation | jail | jailer | joker | keep apart | keep aside | kennel | lay aside | leaguer | mew | mew up | objection | obstacle | obstruction | obstructive | one small difficulty | order | ornament | outguard | outpost | pen | pen in | pick out | picket | pocket | put aside | quarantine | quarantine flag | rail in | rear guard | red ribbon | riband | ribbon | riddle | rope off | rub | sanitary cordon | screen | seal off | seclude | seclusion | security guard | segregate | segregation | separate | separation | set apart | set aside | shrine | shut in | shut up | sieve | sift | snag | sort out | stable | star | stumbling block | stumbling stone | surround | thrash | thresh | train guard | van | vanguard | wall in | warder | winnow | wrap | yard | yard up | yellow flag | yellow jack See Also | adornment | insignia Cordon In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"don\ (k?r"d?n; F. k?r"{d?n}"), n. [F., fr. corde.
See {Cord}.]
1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a
broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric,
constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary
order. Cf. {Grand cordon}.
2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys.
3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects
beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military
posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a
mantle in some costumes of state.
{Cordon bleu} (k?r`{d?n}" bl?") [F., blue cordon], a
first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the
cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for
their good dinners.
{Cordon sanitaire} (k?r`{d?n}" s?`n?`t?r") [F., sanitary
cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a
district infected with disease, to cut off communication,
and thus prevent the disease from spreading.
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