n. A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
n. An amount of wood measured in cords.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Ropes and cords, in a collective sense; especially, the ropes or cords in the rigging of a ship; hence, something resembling ropes, as twisted, roots or vines.
n. The quantity of wood, in cords, on a given area of land.
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n. the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
n. the ropes in the rigging of a ship
Word Usage
"The researchers have also recovered fragments of knotted "cordage" - woven seagrass - that might have been used to make fishing nets."