Definition of Cordan
Cor"don (kôr"d&obreve;n; F.
kôr`dôN"), n. [F., fr.
corde. See Cord.] 1. 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.
2. The cord worn by a Franciscan
friar. Sir E. Sandys.
3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp
wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few
inches.
4. (Mil.) A line or series of
sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place
or thing.
5. A rich and ornamental lace or string,
used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
||Cordon bleu (k&?;r`d&?;n" bl&?;")
[F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the
cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost,
famous for their good dinners. -- ||Cordon
sanitaire (k&?;r`d&?;n" s&?;`n&?;`t&?;r") [F.,
sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a
district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and
thus prevent the disease from spreading.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
- A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
- (Cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
- (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
- To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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