Cord
11cord — ► NOUN 1) long thin string or rope made from several twisted strands. 2) a length of cord. 3) an anatomical structure resembling a cord (e.g. the spinal cord). 4) an electric flex. 5) corduroy. 6) (cords) corduroy trousers …
12cord — c.1300, from O.Fr. corde rope, string, twist, cord, from L. chorda string of a musical instrument, cat gut, from Gk. khorde string, catgut, chord, cord, from PIE root *ghere intestine (see YARN (Cf. yarn)). As a measure of wood (eight feet long,… …
13cord|ed — «KR dihd», adjective. 1. having ridges on it; ribbed: »Corduroy is a corded cloth. 2. resembling cord; pulled tight; stringy: »corded muscles. 3. fastened with a cord; bound with cords: »corded bundles of newspaper. 4. made of co …
14cord|y — «KR dee», adjective. of or like cord …
15CORD — may refer to:* COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease * Congress on Research in Dance, a professional society for dance research * Christian Outreach for Relief Development, humanitarian organization, based in UK …
16Cord. — Cord., Abkürzung für Chordenlinie …
17Cord — (»Klafter«), engl. Brennholzmaß, 14 Fuß lang bei 3 Fuß Breite und Höhe, = 3,568 cbm, oder 8 bei 4 Fuß = 3,624 cbm; letzteres Maß ist in Nordamerika gebräuchlich …
18Cord — (Klafter), Körpermaß für Brennholz in England, das 8 Fuß breit, 4 Fuß tief und 4 Fuß hoch ist, also 128 Kubikfuß oder 3,6245 cbm mißt. Plato …
19Cord — [k...] vgl. ↑Kord …
20cord — [n] rope bond, connection, cordage, fiber, line, link, string, tendon, tie, twine; concepts 470,680 …
