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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) 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):

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

(4):

(n.) See Chord.

(5):

(n.) A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

(6):

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

(7):

(imp. & p. p.) of Core

(8):

(v. t.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cord'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cord.html. 1828.
 
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