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CORDAGE n.
Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.
CORDAL n.
Same as Cordelle.
CORDATE a.
Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
CORDATELY adv.
In a cordate form.
CORDED a. 5 definitions
Bound or fastened with cords.
CORDELIER n. 2 definitions
A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
CORDELING a.
Twisting.
CORDELLE n.
A twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell.
CORDIAL a. 6 definitions
Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.] A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton.
CORDIALITY n. 2 definitions
Relation to the heart. [Obs.] That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. Sir T. Browne.
CORDIALIZE v. 3 definitions
To make into a cordial.
CORDIALLY adv.
In a cordial manner. Dr. H. More.
CORDIALNESS n.
Cordiality. Cotgrave.
CORDIERITE n.
See Iolite.
CORDIFORM a.
Heart-shaped. Gray.
CORDILLERA n.
A mountain ridge or chain.
CORDINER n.
A cordwainer. [Obs.]
CORDITE n.
the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the original is known as cordite M. D.
CORDON n. 5 definitions
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.
CORDONNET n.
Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.
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