CORD
\kˈɔːd], \kˈɔːd], \k_ˈɔː_d]\
Definitions of CORD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
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a light insulated conductor for household use
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a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
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bind or tie with a cord
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stack in cords; "cord firewood"
By Princeton University
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a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
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a light insulated conductor for household use
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a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
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bind or tie with a cord
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
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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.
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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.
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Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
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See Chord.
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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.
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To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
By Oddity Software
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A twisted string; a measure of wood equal to 128 cu. ft.; a tendon or nerve; a small rope.
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To fasten or connect with string or rope; to pile up, as wood, in piles 8 ft. by 4 ft. by 4 ft.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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A thin rope; measure of wood of 128 cubic feet.
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To secure by a cord; to pile up for measurement, as wood.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To bind with cord; furnish with cords.
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To pile (firewood) by the cord.
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A string of several strands.
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A measure for wood (128 cubic feet).
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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From the Latin Chorda, which is itself derived from intestine; and, afterwards, was applied to musical cords or strings, made of the intestines of animals. See Chorda.
By Robley Dunglison
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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