Cording

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Decorative cord, often wrapped in colored fabric or foil
  • n. The resultant decoration, or the act of decorating with cording
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The ribbed surface of a corded fabric. See corded, 4.
  • n. In a loom, the arrangement of the treadles so that they move in such clusters and time as may be required for the production of the pattern.
  • According.
  • n. In sewing-machine work, the stitching, with special machines, of cords on cloaks, corsets, uniforms, and other garments.
  • Word Usage
    "Jack straightened in the dim light shafting in from the hallway, then shrugged, muscles cording in the shoulders displayed by the black wife-beater stretched across his chest."
    Verb Form
    corded    cordes    cording    cords   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    string    rope    band    bond    rib    bowstring    genital cord    gubernacular cord    vocal cords    stigmatal cord   
    Variant
    spermatic    spinal    umbilical    vocal    chord   
    Form
    corded    cording   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    enticement    braid    funicle    cordon    gimp    guimp    twist    string    twine    cable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ford    Lord    Verwoerd    Ward    abhorred    aboard    accord    adored    afford    award   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rope    wire    thread    string    cloth    ribbon    belt    chain    rod    glove