cords

cord

 (kôrd)

n.

1. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support. See Usage Note at chord¹.

2. An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.

3. A hangman's rope.

4. An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains; a bond or tie.

5. also chord Anatomy A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon: a spinal cord.

6.

a. A raised rib on the surface of cloth.

b. A fabric or cloth with such ribs.

7. cords Pants made of corduroy.

8. A unit of quantity for cut fuel wood, equal to a stack measuring 4 × 4 × 8 feet or 128 cubic feet (3.62 cubic meters).

tr.v. cord·ed, cord·ing, cords

1. To fasten or bind with a cord: corded the stack of old newspapers and placed them in the recycling bin.

2. To furnish with a cord.

3. To pile (wood) in cords.

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[Middle English, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]

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cord′er n.

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cords

(kɔːdz)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) trousers, esp jeans, made of corduroy

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cords - cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth corduroys trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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Translations

calzoni di velluto a coste