Definition of Cordons

1. Noun. (plural of cordon) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cordons

1. cordon [v] - See also: cordon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordons

cordlessly
cordlessness
cordlike
cordobas
cordocentesis
cordon
cordon bleu
cordon off
cordon sanitaire
cordoned
cordoned off
cordoning
cordoning off
cordonnet
cordonnets
cordons (current term)
cordons off
cordons sanitaires
cordopexy
cordotomies
cordotomy
cordovan
cordovans
cords
corduroy
corduroy road
corduroyed
corduroying
corduroylike
corduroys

Literary usage of Cordons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan by the Japanese: A Survey by Its Highest Authorities by Alfred Stead (1904)
"The independence and self-preservation of a country depend, first, upon the defence of its ' cordons of sovereignty,' and, secondly, upon the defence of its ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1884)
"Many of the cordons had been established to protect places which were either ... The early cordons were too inefficiently conducted to be of material ..."

3. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1898)
"Elle consiste pour les cordons obliques simples en une série de jeunes arbres (liantes à 40 centimètres de distance, ne portant qu'une lige et inclinés les ..."

4. A Journal During a Residence in France, from the Beginning of August, to the by John Moore (1793)
"... de ces cordons de touted les couleurs, de ces paladins Francois, qui fe qualifient encore des vains noms que nous leur avons enleves: ils iront a Paris, ..."

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