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cord noun 1 a thin rope or string consisting of several separate strands twisted together. 2 anatomy any long flexible structure resembling this • spinal cord • umbilical cord. 3 N Amer the cable of an electrical appliance. 4 a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy. 5 (cords) corduroy trousers. 6 a unit for measuring the volume of cut wood, equal to 128 cubic ft. (3.63 m3)
ETYMOLOGY: So called because it was originally determined by use of a cord or string. verb (corded, cording) to bind with a cord.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin chorda, from Greek chorde string.
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