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Definition of Cordons

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Cordon Cor"don (k?r"d?n; F. k?r"d?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. 2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys. 3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches. 4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing. 5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. Cordon bleu (k?r`d?n" bl?") [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. Cordon sanitaire (k?r`d?n" s?`n?`t?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.

Meaning of Cordons from wikipedia

- technology Cordon sanitaire, a line to isolate an area, event or person Cordon and search, a military operation Kettling, the use of cordons of police...
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown (highest)  ****an: Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun (highest)  Jordan: Grand Cordons of the...
- Look up cordon bleu or cordon-bleu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cordon bleu may refer to: the blue ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit the blue...
- A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. Veal...
- (such as needles or syringes) are lacking. During the COVID-19 pandemic cordons sanitaires were imposed on geographic regions around the world in an attempt...
- operations. Two types of cordon and search operations are cordon and knock and cordon and kick (or cordon and enter). In a cordon and knock operation, counterinsurgency...
- up cordon sanitaire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cordon sanitaire (French pronunciation: [kɔʁdɔ̃ sanitɛʁ]) is French for "sanitary cordon". It...
- group became known for its extravagant and luxurious banquets, known as "cordons bleus". At the time, of the French Revolution, the monarchy and the Order...
- Kevin Haroldo Cordón Buezo (born November 28, 1986) is a Guatemalan badminton player. He won two men's singles title at the Pan American Games, four title...
- The Cordon (Serbian: Кордон; Croatian: Kordon;) is a 2002 Yugoslavian film directed by Goran Marković. It won Grand Prix des Amériques, the main prize...