·noun ·see Chord.
II. Cord ·Impf & ·p.p. of Core.
III. Cord ·vt To arrange (wood, ·etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
IV. Cord ·noun A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
V. Cord ·noun Any structure having the appearance of a cord, ·esp. a tendon or a nerve. ·see under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
VI. Cord ·vt 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.
VII. Cord ·noun 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.
VIII. Cord ·noun 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.