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

Definition for cords (2 of 2)

cord
[ kawrd ]
/ kɔrd /

noun

verb (used with object)

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

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

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.