noun the cord worn by a franciscan friar.
2. cordon ·noun the coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
3. cordon ·noun a rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
4. cordon ·noun a line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. cordon ·noun a cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. ·cf. grand cordon.