1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
CORDAGE
Cord"age (krd"j), n. Etym: [F. cordage. See Cord.]
Defn: Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.
CORDAL
Cord"al (krd"al), n.
Defn: Same as Cordelle.
CORDATE
Cordate (kr"dt), a. Etym: [L. cor, cordis, heart.] (Bot.)
Defn: Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
CORDATELY
Cor"date*ly, adv.
Defn: In a cordate form.