cording

[ kawr-ding ]

/ ˈkɔr dɪŋ /

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noun

cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.

Origin of cording

First recorded in 1565–75; cord + -ing¹

Words nearby cording

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Definition for cording (2 of 2)

cord

[ kawrd ]

/ kɔrd /

noun

a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.

Electricity. a small, flexible, insulated cable.

a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.

a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.

any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage.

Anatomy. a cordlike structure: the spinal cord; umbilical cord.

a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cu. ft. (3.6 cu. m), usually specified as 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high (2.4 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 meters). Abbreviation: cd, cd.

a hangman's rope.

verb (used with object)

to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.

to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.

to furnish with a cord.

Origin of cord

1250–1300; Middle English coord(e) < Anglo-French, Old French corde < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cord

cord·er, noun cord·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cord

chord cord cored.

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In the square of wan light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair-trunk—unemotional and very matter-of-fact.

Romance |Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
You can make it anything—according to what you do, 'cording to the corn it's alongside.

Plays |Susan Glaspell
He stood up to take a careful look at the net of cording around the stone.

The Sky Is Falling |Lester del Rey
They are also upon six leaves, and the difference is solely in the cording and in the treading.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

"Not more than fifteen miles—if it is that, 'cording ter my calcerlations," decided Pete.

The Border Boys Across the Frontier |Fremont B. Deering

British Dictionary definitions for cording

cord

/ (kɔːd) /

noun

string or thin rope made of several twisted strands

a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt

a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy

any influence that binds or restrains

US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex

anatomy any part resembling a string or rope the spinal cord

a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet

verb (tr)

to bind or furnish with a cord or cords

to stack (wood) in cords

Derived forms of cord

corder, noun cordlike, adjective

Word Origin for cord

C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord 1

Medical definitions for cording

cord

n.

A long ropelike bodily structure, such as a nerve or tendon.

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noun

verb (used with object)

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verb (tr)

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