CORDONED
Verb
cordoned
simple past tense and past participle of cordon
Source: Wiktionary
CORDON
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