cords

[ kawrdz ]

/ kɔrdz /

noun

(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.

Origin of cords

First recorded in 1770–80; plural of cord

Words nearby cords

cordonnet, cordopexy, cordotomy, cordova, cordovan, cords, corduroy, corduroy road, corduroys, cordwain, cordwainer

Definition for cords (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.

Example sentences from the Web for cords

Others were strangled by the cords of electronic appliances.

Men Who Hate Women |Barbie Latza Nadeau |February 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They were tied to each other with cords, even when they were sleeping.

A Shocking Letter From the Congo |Tina Brown, Annie Rashidi-Mulumba |April 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
There was no second string for each person, the guy who put on the lights, or the one that laid out the cords.

Elvis's Doctor Speaks |Gerald Posner |August 14, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He had before placed a pick and shovel, an axe, a couple of boards and some cords in the boat.

Work and Win |Oliver Optic

With cords and ropes, I hold all fit To sail forth at the next weete27 This ship is at an end.

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction |Anonymous
This done, he caused circular seats to be erected round it, and cords suspended from it in all directions.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions |Charles Mackay
The Indian looked one instant upon the cords which confined his arms, and then glanced fiercely upon his conductors.

The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) |John Greenleaf Whittier
He jerked out a jack knife and cut the cords on their wrists, which were swollen and bleeding.

With Sully into the Sioux Land |Joseph Mills Hanson

British Dictionary definitions for cords (1 of 2)

cords

/ (kɔːdz) /

pl n

trousers, esp jeans, made of corduroy

British Dictionary definitions for cords (2 of 2)

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 cords

cord

n.

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

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