CORDON
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Cor"don (k&ô;r"dŏn; F. k&ô;r`d&ô;N"), n. [F., fr. corde. See Cord.] 1. 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.
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2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.
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3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
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4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
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5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
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‖Cordon sanitaire (k&unr_;r`d&unr_;n" s&unr_;`n&unr_;`t&unr_;r") [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading. Also used figuratively, of a group of neutral states that forms a barrier between two hostile states.
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