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corded

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cord·ed  (kôrdd)
adj.
1. Tied or bound with cords.
2. Furnished with or made of cords.
3. Ribbed or twilled: a corded bedspread.
4. Stacked in cords: corded firewood.
corded [ˈkɔːdɪd]
adj
1. bound or fastened with cord
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (of a fabric) ribbed
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of muscles) standing out like cords
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cordedcorded - of textiles; having parallel raised lines
twilled
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
Translations
corded
adj (= ribbed) → gerippt


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