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cord
English
Etymology
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Doric Ancient Greek ????? (khordá, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”) (compare Ionic ????? (khord?), from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“bowel”)). More at yarn and hernia.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
- Homophones: chord, cored (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger), cawed (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
cord (countable and uncountable, plural cords)
- A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
- A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
- (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- Dated form of chord: musical sense.
- Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
Synonyms
- (length of twisted strands): cable, twine
- (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex
- See also Thesaurus:string
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)
- To furnish with cords
- To tie or fasten with cords
- To flatten a book during binding
- To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
Middle English
Noun
cord
- Alternative form of corde
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cor, cordis.
Noun
cord n (plural corduri)
- (anatomy) heart
- Synonym: inim?
Declension
Related terms
- cordial
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babiche
English
Etymology
First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *a?lapa·py, *a?lapa·pyi, from *a?lapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??bi??/, /bæ?bi??/
- Hyphenation: ba?biche
Noun
babiche (plural babiches)
- (Canada, US) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
See also
- Gadacz, René R. (2008). “Babiche”, in the Canadian Encyclopedia.
References
- “babiche” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- “babiche” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “babiche” in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005
French
Etymology
From Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”). See above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.bi?/
Noun
babiche f (plural babiches)
- babiche
Related terms
- babichon
Further reading
- “babiche” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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