Cordon

·noun The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.

II. Cordon ·noun The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.

III. Cordon ·noun A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.

IV. Cordon ·noun A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

V. Cordon ·noun A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. ·cf. Grand cordon.