cord
[ kawrd ]
/ kɔrd /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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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
corder, nouncordlike, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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, nouncordlike, adjectiveWord Origin for cord
C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord 1
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Medical definitions for cord
cord
n.
A long ropelike bodily structure, such as a nerve or tendon.
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