corde

French

noun
Definitions
  • rope (general)
  • (geometry) chord
  • (music) chord (of a string instrument)
  • chord (vocal chord)
  • line (washing line, for hanging clothes to dry)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French corde inherited from Old French corde borrowed from Latin chorda (cord, gut, string, rope, chord) derived from Ancient Greek χορδή (cord, string of gut, guts, string, tendon, rope, entrails, tripe, intestines, string of a musical instrument).

Origin

Ancient Greek

χορδή

Gloss

cord, string of gut, guts, string, tendon, rope, entrails, tripe, intestines, string of a musical instrument

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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