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cord 1. string or thin rope made of several twisted strands 2. a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc., sewn on clothing or used as a belt 3. a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy 4. US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains 5. Anatomy any part resembling a string or rope 6. a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet cord [kȯrd] (electricity) A small, very flexible insulated cable. (materials) A unit of measure for wood stacked for fuel or pulp; equals 4 × 4 × 8, or 128 cubic feet (approximately 3.6246 cubic meters). A long, flexible, cylindrical construction of natural or synthetic fibers twisted or woven together. Strands of material forming the plies in a motor vehicle tire. 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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We planned a Lotus birth for Jacob, as we had for his sister Zoe, which involved not cutting the cord at all: Zoe had remained attached to her placenta until her cord came away from her navel on the sixth day. The home wireless network, which employs WiFi technology, is basically cutting the cord between the computer and the Internet access (i. Scioscia, 40, probably is better off cutting the cord to the club for which he caught a Dodgers-record 1,395 games and stonewalled a zillion would-be run-scorers between 1980 and 1992. |
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