cordon

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Source: opted

3. n. The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches. Source: opted

4. n. A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing. Source: opted

5. n. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. Source: opted

6. n. a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing Source: wordnet

7. n. cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank Source: wordnet

8. n. adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord Source: wordnet

9. 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 (kd" bl Etym: [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 (kd" s Etym: [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. Source: webster

10. The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face ofthe wall a few inches. Source: adambom

11. n:49/v:51 n. a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing n. cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank n. adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord Source: ecdict

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