Cordon

kor′don, n. a cord or ribbon bestowed as a badge of honour: ( fort. ) a row of stones along the line of a rampart: in military operations, a line of sentries within sight of each other, guarding a place to prevent the pa age of unauthorised persons.— Cordon bleu , originally the blue ribbon which in France supported the insignia of the order of the Holy Ghost—transferred to other first-cla distinctions, and playfully to a first-cla cook; Cordon sanitaire , a line of sentries to guard a place infected with contagious disease. [Fr.]