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Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Made of cords. [Obs.] "A corded ladder." Shak.

Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.

Same as Cordwain. in England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.

Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.

of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.

The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.

popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. -- Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal. -- Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. -- Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. -- Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the ge…

A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [U.S.] Bartlett.

Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.

A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc.

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; nnot faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. Always use the most correct editions. Felton.

An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction. Correction line (Surv.), a parallel used as a new base line in laying out township in the government lands of the United States. The adoption at certain intervals of a correction line is necessitated by the convergence of…

A song or chant made for such a festivity.

Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18.

An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body. Blackstone.

A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.

To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.