01 n. 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 …
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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. See: Grand cordon
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The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.
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The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.(Fort.)
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A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.(Mil.)
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A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
Phrases & compounds
‖Cordon sanitaire —
a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading. Also used figuratively, of a group of neutral states that forms a barrier between two hostile states.