Cord CORD, n. [L. Gr. According to the Welsh, this word signifies a
twist, from cor, the root of chorus.] 1. A string, or small rope,
composed of several strands twisted together. Rahab let down the spies by
a cord through the window. Josh 2. 2. A quantity of wood, or other
material, originally measured with a cord or line. The cord is a pile
containing 128 cubic feet; or a pile eight feet long, four feet high,
and four feet broad. 3. In scripture, the cords of the wicked are
the snares with which they catch the unwary. Psa 129. The cords
of sin are bad habits, or the consequences of sin. Prov 5. The
cords of a man are the fair, gentle or natural means of alluring men
to obedience. Hosea 11. The cords of vanity are worldly vanities
and pleasures, profit or preferment; or vain and deceitful arguments
and pretenses, which draw men to sin. Isa 5. To stretch a line or
cord about a city, is to level it, or utterly to destroy it. Lam 2.
The cords of a tent denote stability. To loosen or break the cords,
is to weaken or destroy; to lengthen the cords, is to enlarge. Job
30. Isa 54. Jer 10. CORD, v.t. 1. To bind with a cord
or rope; to fasten with cords. 2. To pile wood or other material
for measurement and sale by the cord.
cord
n 1: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was
tied with a cord"
2: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
3: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: cord,
electric cord]
4: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[syn: cord, corduroy]
v 1: stack in cords; "cord firewood"
2: bind or tie with a cord
cord
12c., from O.Fr. corde, from L. chorda "string, gut," from Gk. khorde
"string, catgut, chord, cord," from PIE base *gher- "intestine." As a
measure of wood (eight feet long, four feet high and wide) first recorded
1616, so called because it was measured with a cord of rope.
cord I. nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French corde, from
Latin chorda string, from Greek chordē — more at yarnDate: 14th century 1.a. a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several
strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together b. the
hangman's rope
2. a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond 3.a. an anatomical structure (as a nerve or tendon) resembling a cord;
especiallyumbilical cord 1a b. 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
4. a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or
128 cubic feet 5.a. a rib like a cord on a textile b.(1) a fabric made with such ribs or a garment made of such a
fabric (2)plural trousers made of such a fabric
II. transitive verbDate: 15th century 1.
to furnish, bind, or connect with a cord 2. to pile up (wood)
in cords • cordernoun
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
cord
(cords)
1. Cord is strong, thick string.
The door had been tied shut with a length of nylon cord....gilded cords and tassels.N-VAR
2. Cord is wire covered in rubber or plastic which connects electrical equipment to an
electricity supply.
...electrical cord...We used so many lights that we needed four extension cords.= cable, flex
N-VAR
3. Cords are trousers made of corduroy.
He had bare feet, a T-shirt and cords on.N-PLURAL: also a pair of N
4. Cord means made of corduroy.
...a pair of cord trousers.ADJ: ADJ n
5.
see alsospinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cords
Cord \Cord\ (k?rd), 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.
Cord \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord,
cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex
soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, 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.
Core \Core\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Coring.]
1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an
apple.
He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be
cored out. --Marston.
2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
CORD
kord (chebhet, yether, methar, `abhoth; schoinion):
(1) The Arabic chab'l corresponds to the Hebrew chebhel and is still the
common name for cord or rope throughout the East. Such ropes or cords are
made of goat's or camel's hair, first spun into threads and then twisted
or plaited into the larger and stronger form. Chebhel is translated rather
inconsistently in the Revised Version (British and American) by "cord" (Jos
2:15; Job 36:8, etc.); by "line" (2Sa 8:2; Mic 2:5; Ps 16:6; 78:55;
Am 7:17; Zec 2:1); by "ropes" (1Ki 20:31), and by "tacklings"
(Isa 33:23).
(2) Yether corresponds to the Arabic wittar, which means catgut. With a kindred
inconsistency it is translated the Revised Version (British and American) by
"withes" (Jud 16:7 the Revised Version, margin "bowstring"); by "cord"
(Job 30:11), where some think it may mean "bowstring," or possibly
"rein" of a bridle, and by "bowstring" (Ps 11:2), doubtless the true
meaning.
(3) Methar is considered the equivalent of Arabic atnab, which means tent
ropes, being constantly so used by the Bedouin. They make the thing so called
of goat's or camel's hair. It is used of the "cords" of the tabernacle (Jer
10:20), of the "cords" of the "hangings" and "pillars" of the courts of
the tabernacle in Exodus and Numbers, and figuratively by Isa 54:2,
"Lengthen thy cords," etc.
(4) `Abhoth is thought to have its equivalent in the Arabic rubuts, which
means a band, or fastening. See BAND. It is translated by "cords" in
Ps 118:27; 129:4; by "bands" in Eze 3:25; Job 39:10; Ho 11:4;
by "ropes" in Jud 15:13,14, and by "cart rope" in Isa 5:18. See
CART. See also Nu 15:38 and AMULET. It Seems to have
the meaning of something twisted or interlaced.
(5) In the New Testament "cord" is found in Joh 2:15, translating
schoinion, but in Ac 27:32 the same Greek word is rendered "ropes."
Figurative:
(1) of affliction (Job 36:8);
(2) of God's laws (Ps 2:3);
(3) of the artifices of the wicked (Ps 129:4; 140:5);
(4) of sinful habits (Pr 5:22);
(5) of true friendship or companionship (Ec 4:12);
(6) possibly of the spinal cord (Ec 12:6);
(7) of falsehood (Isa 5:18);
(8) of the spirit of enterprise and devotion (Isa 54:2);
(9) of God's gentleness.
George B. Eager
Cord
frequently used in its proper sense, for fastening a tent (Ex.
35:18; 39:40), yoking animals to a cart (Isa. 5:18), binding
prisoners (Judg. 15:13; Ps. 2:3; 129:4), and measuring ground (2
Sam. 8;2; Ps. 78:55). Figuratively, death is spoken of as the
giving way of the tent-cord (Job 4:21. "Is not their tent-cord
plucked up?" R.V.). To gird one's self with a cord was a token
of sorrow and humiliation. To stretch a line over a city meant
to level it with the ground (Lam. 2:8). The "cords of sin" are
the consequences or fruits of sin (Prov. 5:22). A "threefold
cord" is a symbol of union (Eccl. 4:12). The "cords of a man"
(Hos. 11:4) means that men employ, in inducing each other,
methods such as are suitable to men, and not "cords" such as
oxen are led by. Isaiah (5:18) says, "Woe unto them that draw
iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart
rope." This verse is thus given in the Chaldee paraphrase: "Woe
to those who begin to sin by little and little, drawing sin by
cords of vanity: these sins grow and increase till they are
strong and are like a cart rope." This may be the true meaning.
The wicked at first draw sin with a slender cord; but by-and-by
their sins increase, and they are drawn after them by a cart
rope. Henderson in his commentary says: "The meaning is that the
persons described were not satisfied with ordinary modes of
provoking the Deity, and the consequent ordinary approach of his
vengeance, but, as it were, yoked themselves in the harness of
iniquity, and, putting forth all their strength, drew down upon
themselves, with accelerated speed, the load of punishment which
their sins deserved."
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