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Bedford cord(dictionary)

cord 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: corde, from Latin chorda 'string', from Greek chorde]
[U and C] a piece of thick string or thin rope
::The robe was held at the waist by a cord.
::He pulled explosives and some tangled cord from his bag.
cords [plural] trousers made from a thick strong cotton cloth with thin raised lines on it
[U and C] an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity
::the phone cord
::an extension cord
[C] AmE a specific quantity of wood cut for burning in a fire
::We use three cords of wood in a winter.
-see also cut the cord at cut 1 (40), communication cord , spinal cord , umbilical cord , vocal cords