See Also: cordon(1)(dictionary)
cordon(2)(dictionary)
cordon sanitaire(medicine)
cordon bleu(dictionary)
cordon sanitaire(dictionary)
cordon 1, noun(dictionary)
cordon 2, verb(dictionary)
cordon bleu(dictionary)
Veal Cordon Bleu(recipes)

cordon(1) (iou)



cordon noun. LME.
[Italian cordone augm. of corda CORD noun1 & Old & mod. French cordon dim. of corde CORD noun1: cf. -OON.]
An ornamental cord or braid worn on the person. LME.
Fortification. A course of stones where a parapet meets a rampart, or forming a coping on the inner wall of a ditch. L16.
Architecture. A projecting band of stone on the face of a wall. E18.
A ribbon forming part of the insignia of an order of knighthood. E18.
A line or circle of troops etc. positioned to prevent passage to or from a guarded area; a system of police roadblocks. M18.
b. A guarded line between districts affected with a disease and those unaffected, to prevent its spread. E19.
A fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem, usu. against a wall. L19.
cordoned adjective decorated with the cordon of an order M16.