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[ FEW: 2/i,645a chorda; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,198c corde; TL: 2,850 corde; DEAF: corde; DMF: corde; TLF: corde; OED: cord n.1; MED: corde n.; DMLBS: 331a chorda ]

cord

s.1rope ♦ string, long line ♦ tassel (as part of armorial bearing) 2bond 3rein, trace, draught-tackle 4bowstring 5string (of musical instrument) 6stalk, stem 7(used as a surname)

s.

1rope:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Lascent cordes, metent veil jus 385

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: c.1300 ) Le un dé chartrers est a li avalez e a une corde descendi (B) 1049

( s.xiii^ex; MS: c.1300 ) Le provost fra coyller tut le peyl des avers pur fere cordes 438

♦string, long line:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Il fist aturner un present De mil sachees de frument […] E mil cordeles de pessun – Seichi fud e en cordes mis 2341

♦herald.tassel (as part of armorial bearing):

( c.1350; MS: s.xvⁱⁿ ) Le Roy de T. porte de azure ové trois chapeaux […] et les cordes de goules 321

2bond:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Ja peussiez veeir paisanz, e Flamens ki les lient, Mener en lur cordeles (var. (L: s.xiii^ex) cordes) 1168

3 rein, trace, draught-tackle:

( MS: s.xiii ) Est autem aratrum difficilis regiminis cum in antimonia vel tera gipssa vel alumpnosa sit inpressum ubi subiugalium iuga salingnea [et] retinacula gloss: hars, corde, hoste frangantur i 187.161 and ii 116.161

( MS: s.xiii² ) iuxta restim: (C) corde, trays (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) hart, veythe; (L: s.xiii/xiv) juste corde) ii 74.155

4mil.bowstring:

( 1372 ) cordes pur arkes ii 107

( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) deux centz cordes pur les ditez arkes 178

5musicstring (of musical instrument):

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) en harpe, en saltier de dis cordes (Latin: decachordo) 51.XXXII.2

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) fet les cordes suner, Tut issi cum en voiz l’aveit dit tut premier 2842

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per 6729

6bot.stalk, stem:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Mais qi voudra l'arbre garir, Et faire le ben revenir, Les cordes (=of the honeysuckle which is growing around the tree) coupe pres du soil 21

7 name (used as a surname):

( 1185 ) Osmer Corde Cord

corde devant

1equit.breast girth of saddle:

( MS: s.xiii¹ ) Arculi .s. ansella et posscela suas habeant antelas gloss: cordes devuat (l. devant) et postelas, ut vestes sub involucro posite bene disponantur in mantica i 182.64 and ii 98.64

dreit cum corde

1straight as a bowstring:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Celi est dreit cum corde K'a l’oie Deu bien s'acorde 6675

tirer une corde, longe corde
tirer

traire a, en un corde

1fig.to pull together, unite in cooperation:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) En lui n’ad nule deslauté, Kar sun dit e sun feit Tut a une corde treit 1600

( c.1385; MS: c.1400 ) jeo voudreye qe nous feussons liez en un lience qe nous purrons treire en un corde 4.74

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