单词 | cord |
释义 | cord —corder, n. —cordlike, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together. 2. Elect. a small, flexible, insulated cable. 3. a ribbed fabric, esp. corduroy. 4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth. 5. any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage. 6. Anat. a cordlike structure: the spinal cord; umbilical cord. 7. a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cu. ft. (3.6 cu. m), usually specified as 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high (2.4 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 m). Abbr.: cd, cd. 8. a hangman's rope. v.t. 9. to bind or fasten with a cord or cords. 10. to pile or stack up (wood) in cords. 11. to furnish with a cord. [1250-1300; ME coord(e) < AF, OF corde < L chorda < Gk chordé gut; confused in part of its history with CHORD1] |
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