n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r-d ə n, - ˌ dän
Function: noun
Etymology: French, diminutive of corde cord
Date: 15th century
1 a : an ornamental cord or ribbon b : STRINGCOURSE
2 a : a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage b : a line of persons or objects around a person or place <a cordon of police>
3 : an espalier especially of a fruit tree trained as a single horizontal shoot or two diverging horizontal shoots in a single line