Cord v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording.]
1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
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Cord·ed a.
1. Bound or fastened with cords.
2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.
3. Made of cords. [Obs.] “A corded ladder.”
4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface.
5. Her. Bound about, or wound, with cords.
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corded
adj : of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: twilled]