Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cord
Cord
cord
n. & v. --n. 1 a long thin flexible material made from several twisted strands. b a piece of this. 2 Anat. a structure in the body resembling a cord (spinal cord). 3 a ribbed fabric, esp. corduroy. b (in pl.) corduroy trousers. c a cordlike rib on fabric. 4 an electric flex. 5 a measure of cut wood (usu. 128 cu.ft., 3.6 cubic metres). 6 a moral or emotional tie (cords of affection; fourfold cord of evidence). --v.tr. 1 fasten or bind with cord. 2 (as corded adj.) a (of cloth) ribbed. b provided with cords. c (of muscles) standing out like taut cords. Derivatives cordlike adj. Etymology: ME f. OF corde f. L chorda f. Gk khorde gut, string of musical instrument
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I. noun see: yarn Date: 14th century 1. a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together, the hangman's rope, a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond, 3. an anatomical structure (as a nerve or tendon) resembling a ~, a small flexible insulated electrical cable having a plug at one or both ends used to connect a lamp or other appliance with a receptacle, a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet, 5. a rib like a ~ on a textile, b. a fabric made with such ribs or a garment made of such a fabric, trousers made of such a fabric, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to furnish, bind, or connect with a ~, to pile up (wood) in ~s, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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