Cord

Etymology
From corde: <  chorda: <  (Doric) χορδά:, Ionic χορδή:

Noun

 * 1) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
 * The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
 * He looped some cord around his fingers.
 * 1) A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper (🇺🇸 vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
 * 2) A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
 * 3) (in plural cords) See cords.
 * : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
 * 1)  The string of a musical instrument.
 * 2) *1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
 * Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.
 * Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.

Synonyms

 * cable, twine
 * cable, flex
 * See also Thesaurus:string

Derived terms

 * extension cord, power cord, vocal cords
 * spinal cord, umbilical cord

Verb

 * 1) To furnish with cords
 * 2) To tie or fasten with cords
 * 3) To flatten a book during binding

Thesaurus
beam, billet, board, boarding, braid, brail, cable, clapboard, cordwood, deal, driftwood, firewood, hardwood, lath, lathing, lathwork, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, log, lumber, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, plank, planking, plyboard, plywood, pole, post, puncheon, rope, shake, sheathing, sheathing board, sheeting, shingle, sideboard, siding, slab, slat, softwood, splat, spun yarn, stave, stick, stick of wood, stovewood, string, tendon, thong, three-by-four, timber, timbering, timberwork, twine, twist, two-by-four, weatherboard, wire, wood, yarn

Noun

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Crimean Tatar: şnur
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Schnur ,


 * Hungarian:, fonal
 * Japanese: 縄 (なわ、nawa)
 * Latvian: virve
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,  ,


 * Bulgarian:, шнур
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, piuha
 * German:
 * Japanese: 線、コード, kōdo


 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sladd, ledning, kabel, tråd


 * German: 3,62 Raummeter
 * Polish:


 * Swedish: famn

Etymology
From cor, cordis:.

Noun

 * 1)  heart

Synonyms

 * inimă