CORDON

cordon

(noun) adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord

cordon

(noun) cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank

cordon

(noun) a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cordon (plural cordons)

(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.

(cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.

(botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

Verb

cordon (third-person singular simple present cordons, present participle cordoning, simple past and past participle cordoned)

Only used in cordon off

Anagrams

• condor, conrod

Proper noun

Cordon (plural Cordons)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cordon is the 10931^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2912 individuals. Cordon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (61.85%) and White (27.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• condor, conrod

Source: Wiktionary

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Cor"don (kr"dn; F. kr"dn"), n. Etym: [F., fr. corde. See Cord.]

1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon.

2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.

3. (Fort.)

Definition: The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.

4. (Mil.)

Definition: A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. Cordon bleu (kd" bl Etym: [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners.

– Cordon sanitaire (kd" s Etym: [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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