CORD

cord

(noun) a line made of twisted fibers or threads; “the bundle was tied with a cord”

cord, corduroy

(noun) a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

cord, electric cord

(noun) a light insulated conductor for household use

cord

(noun) a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

cord

(verb) bind or tie with a cord

cord

(verb) stack in cords; “cord firewood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cord (countable and uncountable, plural cords)

A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.

(figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

(anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

Dated form of chord: musical sense.

Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

Synonyms

• (length of twisted strands): cable, twine

• (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex

• See also string

Verb

cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)

To furnish with cords

To tie or fasten with cords

To flatten a book during binding

To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cord, n. Etym: [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. görn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. Chord, Yarn.]

1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.

3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity. The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds. Tennyson.

4. (Anat.)

Definition: Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.

5. (Mus.)

Definition: See Chord. [Obs.] Cord wood, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure).

Cord (krd), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Corded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording.]

1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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