meaning of cordon
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.
3. The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4. 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.
6. adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
Related Words
cordon | cordon bleu | cordon off | cordonnet |
