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cordages

cordages is the plural of cordage.

Meaning of cordage

Noun

cordage (countable and uncountable, plural cordages)

  1. (uncountable) Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
  2. A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
    • So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […]1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto II, stanza 13
  3. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.

Questions about cordages

What is cordages the plural of?
Cordages is the plural of cordage.

Words near cordages in the dictionary

  1. cord-cutter
  2. cord-cutters
  3. cord-cutting
  4. cord-lacing
  5. cordage
  6. cordages
  7. cordaitalean
  8. cordaitaleans
  9. cordaite
  10. cordaitean
  11. cordaites

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