I. cord 1 /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: corde , from Latin chorda 'string' , from Greek chorde ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a piece of thick string or thin rope:
The robe was held at the waist by a cord.
He pulled explosives and some tangled cord from his bag.
2 . cords [plural] trousers made from a thick strong cotton cloth with thin raised lines on it
3 . [uncountable and countable] an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity:
the phone cord
an extension cord
4 . [countable] American English a specific quantity of wood cut for burning in a fire:
We use three cords of wood in a winter.
⇨ cut the cord at ↑ cut 1 (40), ⇨ ↑ communication cord , ↑ spinal cord , ↑ umbilical cord , ↑ vocal cords
II. cord 2 BrE AmE adjective
cord clothes are made from ↑ corduroy :
green cord trousers