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Cor"di*ner (kôr"d&ibreve;*n&etilde;r),
n. A cordwainer. [Obs.]

Cor"don (kôr"d&obreve;n; F.
kôr`dôN"), n. [F., fr.
corde. See Cord.] 1. A cord or
ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon,
usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark
of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand
cordon.

2. The cord worn by a Franciscan
friar. Sir E. Sandys.

3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp
wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few
inches.

4. (Mil.) A line or series of
sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place
or thing.

5. A rich and ornamental lace or string,
used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.

||Cordon bleu (k&?;r`d&?;n" bl&?;")
[F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the
cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost,
famous for their good dinners. -- ||Cordon
sanitaire (k&?;r`d&?;n" s&?;`n&?;`t&?;r") [F.,
sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a
district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and
thus prevent the disease from spreading.


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