Corbiculidæ (korbikuʻlide)

pl. [NL., renida. corbiculum (kôr-bik'ūlum), n.; pl. corbicula (-lä). [NL., neut. dim. of L. corbis, a basket. Cf. corbicula1.] In entom., a smooth or concave space, fringed with stiff hairs, on the inner side of the tibia or basal joint of the tarsus of a bee. It serves as a receptacle for the pollen which the bee collects and carries to its nest. Also corbicula. mur; 6, tibia; c, corbiculum. corbie, corby (kôrbi), Bee's Leg, enlarged. a, fe Corbis elegans. a raven (see corbel2, corbie, Corvus ), + vauteur, corculumt (kôr [L.: see corcle.] cord1 (kôrd), n. cordage kū-lum), n.; pl. corcula (-là). Same as corcle. [Also chord , now convention ally preferred in certain senses (see chord ); She [Rahab] let them down by a cord through the winJosh. ii. 15. IMG:content-1293.jpg:[graphic] dow. Thus, with my cord Of blasted hemp, by moonlight twin'd, I do thy sleepy body bind. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , iii. 1. 2. Something resembling a cord in form or function. Specifically-( a ) A string of a stringed musical instrument. (b) In an at., a part resembling a cord; a chorda: as, the spinal cord; the umbilical cord; the vocal cords. See below. 3. A quantity of firewood or other material, originally measured with a cord or line; a pile containing 128 cubic feet, or a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet high, and 4 feet broad. There have been some local variations in England: thus, in Su ex it was 3 by 3 by 14 feet, coming substantially to the same solid contents; in Derby shire there were cords of 128, 155, and 1624 cubic feet. Similar measures are in use in other countries. In France, before the adoption of the metric system, it was likewise called a corde; there were three kinds, containing respectively 64, 56, and 112 French cubic feet. In Germany the similar measure is called a klafter; in Gotha and Brunswick it is 6 by 6 by 3 local feet. IMG:content-1294.jpg:[graphic] as Corbulida.