I. noun
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We were offered an after-dinner cordial .
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Two glasses of green cordial were brought.
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We will see people farming unlikely crops, like elder whose flowers make an appetizing cordial , and whose berries make wine.
II. adjective
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Britain and Portugal have had cordial relations for more than four centuries.
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Donnely was polite and cordial , but she refused to sign the contract.
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I received a cordial note from Mrs. Thomas thanking me for the present.
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And a cordial greeting to you.
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Likeable, cordial , he sits down in a chair facing her husband and herself and proceeds to converse with them.
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Meanwhile, relations in the scrum were not always cordial .
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Relations among members of the two groups have not always been cordial .
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Shy but cordial friendships were struck up, which Mrs Thomlinson was powerless to prevent or subvert.
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Though one was a Democrat and the other a Republican, the rivalry over which one would move up first was cordial .