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Webster 1913 Edition


Cordon

Cor′don

(kôr′dŏn; F. kôrˊdôN′)
,
Noun.
[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.)
The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4.
(Mil.)
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 sanitaire
(k[GREEK]rˊd[GREEK]n′ s[GREEK]ˊn[GREEK]ˊt[GREEK]r′)
[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. Also used figuratively, of a group of neutral states that forms a barrier between two hostile states.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cordon

CORDON

,
Noun.
[See Cord.]
1.
In fortification, a row of stones jutting before the rampart, and the basis of the parapet; or a row of stones between the wall of a fortress which lies aslope, and the parapet which is perpendicular; serving as an ornament, and used only in fortifications of stone-work.
2.
In military language, a line or series of military posts; as a cordon of troops.

Definition 2024


cordon

cordon

See also: cordón

English

Noun

cordon (plural cordons)

  1. (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
  2. A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
  3. (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
  4. (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

Translations

Verb

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

  1. (with "off") To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.

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French

Etymology

corde + -on

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -dɔ̃

Noun

cordon m (plural cordons)

  1. cord (for connecting)

Derived terms


Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French cordon.

Noun

cordon n (plural cordoane)

  1. belt
  2. cord (length of twisted strands)
  3. cordon (line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it)

Declension

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