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As your brain jiggles and twists, neurons—the long, cordlike cells that transmit signals in the brain—stretch and fray.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2024

Cylindrical pots, with wavy handles or simple cordlike ornamentation, appear to have been especially favored.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various

The waving fronds of the delicate feathery bamboo were everywhere visible, while creepers in endless variety trailed their long cordlike stems and gaudy blossoms in all directions.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham