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, adjectiveWords nearby cord
Example sentences from the Web for cord
British Dictionary definitions for cord
cord
/ (kɔːd) /
noun
verb (tr)
to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
to stack (wood) in cords
Derived forms of cord
corder, noun cordlike, adjectiveWord Origin for cord
C13: from Old French
corde, from Latin
chorda cord, from Greek
khordē; see
chord
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Medical definitions for cord
cord
n.
A long ropelike bodily structure, such as a nerve or tendon.