cords, corduroys
(noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cords
plural of cord
cords
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cord
cords pl (plural only)
(informal) Corduroys.
• scrod
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
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