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Definition cord

Etymology

From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Doric Ancient Greek ????? (khord�, �string of gut, the string of a lyre�) (compare Ionic ????? (khord?)). More at yarn and hernia.

Noun

cord (countable and uncountable, plural cords)

1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
2. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
3. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
4. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
5. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
6. Dated form of chord: musical sense.
7. Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

Verb

cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)

1. To furnish with cords
2. To tie or fasten with cords
3. To flatten a book during binding
4. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

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