I. ˈkȯrd noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English cord, short for accord
Date: 1608
: three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : accord
2. : to play chords especially on a stringed instrument
transitive verb
1. : to make chords on
2. : harmonize
III. noun
Etymology: alteration of cord (I)
Date: 1543
1. : cord 3a
2. : a straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle ; broadly : a straight line joining two points on a curve
3. : an individual emotion or disposition
struck a responsive chord
4. : either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members
5. : the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil