cord

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from ). More at yarn and hernia.

Noun

 * 1)  A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).
 * 2)  Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity.
 * 3) 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 ( vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
 * 4) A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 &times; 4 &times; 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.
 * 5)  Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
 * 6)  Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
 * : musical sense.
 * : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
 * 1)  Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
 * 2)  Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
 * : musical sense.
 * : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
 * 1)  Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
 * : musical sense.
 * : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
 * : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:string
 * See also Thesaurus:string
 * See also Thesaurus:string

Translations

 * Arabic:, حَبْل
 * Aromanian: coardã
 * Assamese: জৰী
 * Belarusian:, шво́рка, шнур
 * Bulgarian:, , ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chickasaw: ishtalakchi', shtalakchi'
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Coptic: ⲛⲟϩ
 * Crimean Tatar: şnur
 * Czech: ,
 * Dalmatian: canapial
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, bramante
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σχοινίον, σειρά, θῶμιγξ
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ingrian: šnurkka
 * Irish: ruóg
 * Italian: cordone
 * Japanese:
 * Kabuverdianu: bulina
 * Korean:
 * Latin: fūnis, restis
 * Latvian:
 * Macedonian: вр́вца, вр́вка, шнур, га́јтан
 * Maori: kopu, taihere, kārure
 * Middle English: corde, rop, teye
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Old English: sīma
 * Ottoman Turkish: ایپ, خلاط, طنب, ریسمان
 * Plautdietsch: Baunt
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: anku, watu
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: teud
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Tocharian B: śerkw
 * Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎁𐎍
 * Ukrainian: шнур, моту́зка, вірьо́вка, шво́рка, шнур
 * Zulu:


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ка́бель, шнур, дрот, про́вад
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, , elledning
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ŝnurkonduktilo
 * Faroese: leidningur
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: თოკი
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: ,
 * Macedonian: ка́бел, шнур, га́јтан
 * Maori: taura hiko
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ledning
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: teud-dealain
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian:, шнур, дріт, про́від


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Maori: kōri
 * Plautdietsch: Klauft
 * Polish:
 * Swedish:


 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,

Verb

 * 1) To furnish with cords
 * 2) To tie or fasten with cords
 * 3) To flatten a book during binding
 * 4) To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  heart