cordeau

French

noun
Definitions
  • (usually thin or small) rope, string (used to mark a straight line)
  • cord long length of twisted strands of fibre
  • straight line
  • (fishing) line, fishing line
  • (mining) fuse cord that conveys fire to an explosive device

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cordel derived 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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