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cordon 1. a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening 2. Architect an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall 3. Horticulture a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches cordon [′kȯrd·ən] (botany) A plant trained to grow flat against a vertical structure, in a single horizontal shoot or two opposed horizontal shoots. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was the middle-watch; a fair moonlight; the seamen were standing in a cordon, extending from one of the fresh-water butts in the waist, to the scuttle-butt near the taffrail. About eleven a company of soldiers came through Horsell, and deployed along the edge of the common to form a cordon. Shouldn't we put a cordon round to prevent the rest from running away? |
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