- (n.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
- (n.) A string or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
- (v.t.) To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
- (n.) See Chord.
- (n.) 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.
- (imp.&p.p.) of Core.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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