FromMiddle Englishcordon, fromMiddle Frenchcordon, fromOld Frenchcordon, diminutive ofcorde. More atcord.
cordon (pluralcordons)
- (archaic) Aribbon normally worndiagonallyacross thechest as adecoration orinsignia ofrank etc.[from 17th c.]
- A line ofpeople orthings placed around anarea toenclose orprotect it.[from 16th c.]
- (cricket) Thearc offielders on theoff side, behind thebatsman: theslips andgully.[from 20th c.]
- (botany) Awoodyplant, such as afruittree,pruned andtrained to grow as a single stem on asupport.[from 19th c.]
line of people or things placed around an area
cordon (third-person singular simple presentcordons,present participlecordoning,simple past and past participlecordoned)
- (transitive)Synonym ofcordon off.
1899, William Harding,Dreyfus: the Prisoner of Devil's Island, page121:Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmescordoned the streets leading to the Lycée.
Inherited fromOld French. Bysurface analysis,corde(“rope”) +-on(diminutive suffix).
cordon m (pluralcordons)
- cord (for connecting)
corde(“rope”) +-on(diminutive suffix)
cordonoblique singular, m (oblique pluralcordons,nominative singularcordons,nominative pluralcordon)
- bowstring
- A small piece of rope
Borrowed fromFrenchcordon.
cordon n (pluralcordoane)
- belt
- cord(length of twisted strands)
- cordon(line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it)
