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cordage

[ kawr-dij ]
/ ˈkɔr dɪdʒ /
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noun
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
a quantity of wood measured in cords.
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Origin of cordage

First recorded in 1480–90; cord + -age

Words nearby cordage

Corbusier, Le, Corby, Corcovado, Corcyra, cord, cordage, cordate, Corday, Corday d'Armont, cord blood, cord cutter
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Words related to cordage

fiber, string, twine, cable, strand, tape, thread, yarn, bond, connection, line, link, tendon, tie, braiding, hawser, lace, lanyard, lariat, lasso

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British Dictionary definitions for cordage

cordage
/ (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) /
noun
nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel
an amount of wood measured in cords
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