Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Corded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corded \Cord"ed\ (k?rd"?d), a.
1. Bound or fastened with cords.
2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.
3. Made of cords. [Obs.] ``A corded ladder.'' --Shak.
4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded
surface.
5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cord \Cord\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Cording}.]
1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with
cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a
garment.
2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the
cord.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corded
adj : of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: {pique}, {twill},
{twilled}]
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