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2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a
French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of
which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old
Cordelier convent in Paris.

Cor"del*ing (kôr"d&ebreve;*&ibreve;ng),
a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF.
cordel. See Cordelier.] Twisting.

||Cor*delle" (kôr*d&ebreve;l"),
n. [F., dim. of corde cord.] A
twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell.

Cor"dial (kôr"jal, formally
kôrd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL.
cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F.
cordial. See Heart.] 1.
Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]

A rib with cordial spirits warm.

Milton.

2. Hearty; sincere; warm;
affectionate.

He . . . with looks of cordial love

Hung over her enamored.

Milton.

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