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.

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.

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