cordale

[Fr. cordaille.] The cordage or tackling of a ship. "Ane anker & tua cordalis ."-Aberd. Reg . A. (1548), v. 20. cor-date, cor-dat-ed, a. [Lat. cor (gen it. cord is the heart; and Eng. adj. suff. -ate , -ated .] Botany , Zoology , & c .: †1. ( Of the form cordated): Heart-shaped, applied to plane or to solid bodies [2]. "The young birds vary in having on their breasts transverse bars instead of cordated spots."-Pennunt: Brit. Zool.; Gentil Falcon . IMG:content-0936.png:[blocks in formation] cord a to-ovate, a. date, but nearer the former. Bot.: Between ovate (i. e., egg-shaped) and cor cord a to-sagittate, a. Bot.: Between sagittate (i. e., of the form of an arrow-head) and cordate, but nearer the former. cord-ed (1), pa . par . or a. [CORD (1), v.] A. As pa. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language : 1. Tied or fastened with cords. 2. Made or composed of cords. 3. Piled up for sale by the cord. 4. Grooved or furrowed, as corduroy. II. Her.: Bound or wound round with cords. *cord-ěd (2), pa . par . or a. [CORD (2), v .] IMG:content-0937.png:[blocks in formation] ( Britten & Holland .)] A gra , Spartina strict a . cord-mo , 8. 1. To fasten round or tie with a cord. 2. To make or construct of cords. "And with a corded ladder fetch her downe." Shakesp.: Two Gent. of Ver ., iii. 1. sale by the cord. †II. Timber : To pile up wood for measurement or *cord (2), *corde, v . i . [A contraction of accord , v. (q. v.)] To accord, to agree. "The word mot corde with the thing werkyng." Chaucer: C. Т. , 17,142. IMG:content-0938.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A fabric having alternate larger and smaller threads, either in the weft or the warp, so as to give a ribbed or corded surface. ( Knight .) *cordeler, s. [Fr. " cordelière knotted cordworke in embroidery" ( Cotgrave ).] For definition see etymology.