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corded

corded adjective: fitted with a cord. Also the simple past and past participle of cord.

Adjective

corded (not comparable)

  1. Fitted with a cord.
    Synonyms:
    wired
  2. (figuratively) Having the appearance of cords or furrows.
    • the hard, corded upper arms of a bodybuilder
  3. Wound about with a cord or cords of a specified tincture.
    • CORDED : Bound round with cord, - as, a Bale gules, corded or.1893, John Edwin Cussans, Handbook of Heraldry: With Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient Mss., Rules for the Appointment of Liveries, &c, page 128
    • Sable, two bars argent, corded or wreathed gules - WAYE, Devonshire, confirmed 1574.1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 132
  4. Of wood: piled in cords.

Also used as

corded is also the simple past and past participle of cord.

Synonyms of corded

Antonyms

Origin of corded

From cord + -ed.

Phrases with corded

Questions about corded

What does corded mean?
Corded means fitted with a cord.
What part of speech is corded?
Corded is an adjective.

Words near corded in the dictionary

  1. cordebeck
  2. cordebecks
  3. cordebecs
  4. cordectomies
  5. cordectomy
  6. corded
  7. Corded Ware
  8. cordel
  9. Cordele
  10. Cordelia
  11. Cordelier

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