cordage 
in the rigging of a ship; hence, something re- 
sembling ropes, as twisted roots or vines. 
If our sinews were MI on ''it 1 at tlie foot of an 
niik. Jer. /'.<.//.... \\oik-H.-d. I-::,. i, I. 581. 
A cluster of trees, u it h tan-le.l ,:,,-<li m< : of yrape \ in. - 
l.iiin Ili/lnir, |;\ali:4ellne. ii. ,'i. 
Tiie cunlfi i' 'T< ;iks mill rattles in the wind. 
I.i" //, Colinnbiis. 
cordaicanthus (kor-<li-kan'tlius), . [NL., ir- 
reg. < I'lii'iliiiitia) + Or. <iii>#of, acanthus. ] The 
name proposed by (Irand' Eury for fossil flow- 
ers of various species of t'urdaitcs. 
cordaicarpus (kor-di-kiir'pus), n. [NL., irreg. 
< ('orda(iti-x) + Or. napirof, fruit.] The name 
given by Grand' Eury to certain seeds found 
among the remains of ( 'ordaites, and now known 
to lie the fruit of tliat genus. See Cordaites. 
Cordaites (kor-dii-i'ie/.), . [NL. ; named by 
1'ngcr from A. 3. Corda, a German botanist 
(1809-49).] Agoutis of fossil plants, widely dis- 
tributed, very characteristic of the Carbonifer- 
ous epoch, and especially of the coal-measures 
of that age. They were arlwrescent planto, sometime- 
attaining a <.rie.it size (120 to ISO feet in altitude and IS 
to 20 inelies in itianieler), irreunlarly branebitr--, anil liav 
ing ribbon-like leaves. They are now generally admitted 
to tic dicotyledonous K>lnli<"pcrnis, and to beloni-' to tie 
order of the Ci/cm/"' 1 , oi \\tiieb they constitute u distinet 
family intermediate in character betneen them and the 
Conit'''r>i'. Soi ,f the coals of central France are said tiy 
Grand' fiury to be entirely made up of the remains of spe- 
riesof C,,,-,V,i,V,.. 
cordal (kor'dal), u. [< OF. cordal, cordnil, m. 
(cf. cordnilli; f.), cord, < corde, cord. Cf. cor- 
delle.] In her., a string of the mantle or robe 
of estate, blazoned as of silk and gold threads 
interwoven like a cord, with tassels at the ends. 
/.'< IT//. 
cordate (kdr'dat), a. [= F. corde, < NL. cor- 
ilntiix, heart-shaped (cf. classical L. cordatux, 
> Sp. Pg. cordato, wise, pru- 
dent), < L. cor(d-) = E. 
heart.] Heart-shaped, with 
a sharp apex ; having a form 
like that of the heart on 
playing-cards : applied to 
surfaces or flat objects : as, 
a c'lnln/i' leaf. 
cordate-lanceolate (kor'- 
dat-lan'se-o-lat), a. Of a cordate Leaf. 
heart shape, but gradually 
tapering toward the extremity, like the head of 
a lance. 
cordately (k6r'dat-li), adv. In a cordate form, 
cordate-oblong (kor'dat-ob'lfiug), . Of the 
general shape of a heart, but somewhat length- 
ened. 
cordate-sagittate (kor'dat-saj'i-tat), a. Of 
the shape of a heart, but with the basal lobes 
somewhat elongated downward. 
cordax (kdr'daks), .; pi. cordactes (kor-dak'- 
tez). [L., < Gr. wipiiaf.] A dance of wanton 
character practised in the ancient Greek Bac- 
chaimlia. 
silenns as a confab-dancer. 
C. O. MiMrr, Manual of Archreol. (trans.), 386. 
cor-de-chasse (k6r'de-shas'), . [F. : cor, < L. 
cririiK = E. linrn ; dc, < L. de, of; chasse, E. 
chase.] A hunters' horn; specifically, the large 
horn, bent in a circular curve and overlapping 
so as to form a spiral of about one turn and a 
half, which is worn around the body, resting 
upon the left shoulder; a troinpe. 
corded (kor'ded), p. a. [Pp. of cord 1 , v.] 1. 
Hound, girded, or fastened with cords. 2. 
Piled in a form for measurement by the cord. 
3. Made of cords ; furnished with cords. 
This niylit. In- meaiieth with a corded 
ladder 
To climb celestial Silvia's chamber-win- 
dow. .</,.,>;.. I, ll.ut V.,ii.6. 
4. Ribbed or furrowed, as by 
cords : as, corded cloth ; a corded 
pattern. 5. In her., represent- 
ed as bound about, or wound 
with cords, as the cross in the 
accompanying figure, liales, etc., 
ulu n bandaged or bound with eorils. arc blazoned corded. 
The eoiils are ntieii liorne of a ilifterent tineture from the 
ie-t of the hearing. -Corded fabric, muslin, etc. See 
the nouns.. ^ 
cordel (kor-dal'), H. [Sp., a cord, line, measure, 
= Pg. cordi'l = OF. "cordi'l. !'. i-nnh nn. a, line, 
cord, masc. dim. of ML. cortla (> Sp. ciu-nhi = 
I 'g. corda = F. corde), a cord : see cord.] A Span- 
ish long measure. ] the Castitian system It was 50 
\ara.s ; but thnv as a cm-del mestenont i;,varas. In Cuba 
it is '.'! rulian \arav ! ;; Kni:lish feet. 
Cordelier (kor-dc ItV), . [F. mnliliir, OF. 
mnli'li i- ( > ME. riirililrrt ). curih luitr (also cor- 
ilclr) (= It. i-nnlii/liird), < "cordi'l. F. cordi-mi. a 
1H63 
cord (see ewrrf 1 , .); in reference to the girdle 
worn by the order.] 1. In France, one of the 
regular Franc-isean monks: so called from the 
girdle of knotted eonl worn by that order. See 
mMMfettM, HIM 2. I'l. The name of one of 
the Parisian political clubs in the time of the 
revolution, from its holding its sittings in the 
chapel of an old convent of the Cordeliers, it 
i -jn , ially flourished in I7!i-j, and amoiiK it* most famoua 
UK inlirn uere 1'antoii, Marat, 1'amilk I'esinonlins, and 
Hubert 
cordeliere (kor-de-liar'), n. [< F. cordelierc, 
the cord of the Cordelier: see Cordelier.] In 
/"/., a cord representing the knotted cord of St. 
Francis of Assist, sometimes worn surrounding 
a shield, a cipher, a crest, or the like, and gen- 
erally considered as peculiar to widows. 
cordelingt, cordellingt (kor'del-ing), a. [< F. 
cvrdeler, twist (< OF. *enrdrl, dim., a cord: see 
cordel), + -ing^.] Twisting. 
cordelle (k6r'del), n. [< F. cordelle, dim. of corde, 
a cord: see cord 1 , n., and cf. cordel.] 1. A 
twisted cord; a tassel. 2. In the western 
United States, a tow-line for a barge or canal- 
boat, etc. See the verb. 
cordelle (kdr'del), v. ; pret. and pp. cordelled, 
ppr. cordelliny. K cordelle, n. Cf. F. haler a la 
cordelle, tow.] I. trans. To tow (a boat) by 
A Cross Corded. 
hand with a cordelle, walking along the bank : 
a common expression in the western and south- 
western United States, derived from the Cana- 
dian voyageurs. 
To (ret up this rapid, steamers must be cordtUed, that is, 
pulled up by ropes from the shore. 
17. S. Uranl, Personal Memoirs, n. 87. 
II. i trans. To use a cordelle. 
cordellingt, a. See cordeling. 
cordent, An obsolete form of cordwain. 
cordenert, n. An obsolete form of cordtcainer. 
corder (kor'der), n. [Xcwd 1 , .,+ -er 1 .] An at- 
tachment to a sewing-machine for placing cords 
or braids on or between fabrics to be sewed. 
corde wane t, . A Middle English form of cord- 
ti-ti t n . 
cord-grass (kord'gras), n. A common name of 
grasses of the genus Spartina. 
Oordia (k6r'di-a), . [NL., named in honor of 
E. and V. Cordiis, German botanists of the 16th 
century.] A large genus of plants, natural order 
Boraginacete, consisting of about 200 species, 
scattered over the warm regions of the world, 
especially in tropical America. They are trees or 
shrubs with alternate simple leaves. The fruit ia drupa- 
ceous, and that of some species, as sebesten, C. ili/ia, of 
India, is eaten. Some species yield a good timber, and 
the soft wood of C. Myxa is said to have been used by the 
Egyptians for their mummy-cases. 
cordial (kdr'dial), a. and n. [< F. cordial = Pr. 
Sp. Pg. cordial = It. cordiale, < ML. cordialis, 
of the heart, < L. cor(d-) = E. heart.] I. a. 1. 
Of or pertaining to the heart. [Rare.] 
The effect of the indulgence of this human affection is a 
certain cordial exhilaration. Emerson, Friendship. 
2. Proceeding from the heart or from kindly 
and earnest feeling ; exhibiting kindly feeling 
or warmth of heart ; hearty ; sincere ; warmly 
friendly ; affectionate. 
With looks of cordial love. MUton, P. L, T. 12. 
That comely face, that cluster'd brow, 
That cordial hand that bearing free. 
I see them yet. M. Arnold, A Southern Night. 
He was so genial, so cordial, so encouraging, that it 
seemed as if the clouds . . . broke away m we came Into 
his presenre. O. W. Holmet, Old Vol. of Life, p. 62. 
3. Reviving the spirits; cheering; invigorat- 
ing ; imparting strength or cheerfulness. 
This cordial julep here. 
That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. 
Milton, Comus, 1. 672. 
The cordial nectar of the bowl 
Swelled his old veins, and cheer'd his soul. 
Scott, L. of L. M., ii. 
= Syn. 2. Sinctrt, etc. See hearty. 
II. n. [< ME. cordial, < OF. cordial, F. cordial 
= Sp. Pg. cordial = It. cordiale, n. ; from the 
adj.] 1. Something that invigorates, comforts, 
gladdens, or exhilarates. 
i 1, inns to my sight and cordials to my mind. Dryden. 
And staff in hand, set forth to share 
The sober cordial of sweet air. 
Cowper, The Morallzer Corrected. 
In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. 
Emerson, Misc., p. 17. 
2. A medicine or draught which increases the 
action of the heart and stimulates the circula- 
tion: a warm stomachic; any medicine which 
increases strength, dispels languor, and pro- 
motes cheerfulness. 
For gold In phisik is a cordial. 
Clniiiftr, Gen. Prol. to C. T., I. 443. 
cording 
3. A sweet and aromatic liquor, certain cordial* 
are, or were orJKinally, ina-le in i:i' at monastii ( -,tali 
IMunent-, wlien>e the names are taken, a* IVnedii'tinr. 
chaitivu-e. I . ito-a, ami the like; iithern are named from 
tin- ] dace, or a former j,la< > of jnannfai-tiire, as Curai.'oa ; 
HIM! oilier* from their Maun in- i < omposiuou, an mara- 
schino, anisette. See liqueur. 
ill ami other rich thing! were prepar'd. 
Cattkirit Garland (Child's Ballads, VIII. 179). 
cordiality (kdr-di-al'i-ti), . [< F. cordialM = 
Sp. cordialidad = Pg. cordialidade = It. cordia- 
lita, < ML. cordialita(t-)s, < cordialis, cordial : 
see cordial.] If. Relation to the heart. 
Cordiality or reference unto the heart. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., Iv. 4. 
2. Genuinely kind feeling, especially the ex- 
pression of such feeling ; sympathetic geniality ; 
hearty warmth; heartiness. 
The old man rose up to meet me, and with a respectful 
cordiality would have me sit down at the tattle. 
Sterne, Sentimental Journey, p. 114. 
The Ill-fated gentlemen had been received with appa- 
rent cordiality. ilotlry. 
cordialize (kor'dial-iz), v. ; pret. and pp. cor- 
itialized, ppr. corftializiny. [< cordial + -ize.] 
I. trans. 1. To make cordial; reconcile; ren- 
der harmonious. 2. To make into a cordial; 
render like a cordial. [Rare in both senses.] 
II. in trans. To become cordial; feel or ex- 
press cordiality; harmonize. Intp.Dict. [Rare.] 
cordially (k&r'dial-i), adv. With cordiality; 
heartily; earnestly; with real feeling or affec- 
tion. 
In love's mild tone, the only muslck she 
Could cordially relish. J. Beaunumt, Psyche. 
Dennis the critic could not detest and abhor a pun, or 
the insinuation of a pun, more cordially than my father. 
Sterne, Tristram Shandy, 11. 12. 
cordialness (k6r'dial-nes), n . Cordiality ; hearty 
good will. 
Cordiceps, n. See Cordyceps. 
cordierite (kdr'dier-it), n. [After Cordier, a 
French geologist (1777-1861).] Same as iolite. 
cordies (kor'di-ez), n. [Origin obscure.] A 
kind of felt hat made of wool, or of goat's or 
camel's hair. 
cordiform (k&r'di-form), a. [< NL. cordiformis, 
< L. for(d-), = E. heart, T forma, shape.] 
Heart-shaped; having nearly the form of the 
human heart ; oviform, but hollowed out at the 
base, without posterior angles __ Cordiform fora- 
men, in herptt., an opening in the pelvis which corre- 
sponds to the space between the brim of the pelvis and a 
line drawn from the marsupial bones, or else from the ilio 
pectineal eminence to the pubic symphysis ; the obturator 
foramen of reptiles. Cordiform tendon, in mini., the 
central tendon or trefoil of the diaphragm. 
Cordileret, Same as Cordelier, 1. Bom. of the 
Hose. 
cordillas (kor-dil'ilz), n. A kind of kersey. 
E. H. Knight. 
cordillera'(k6r-dil-ya'ra), n. [8p., = Pg. cordi- 
theira, a chain or ridge of mountains, formerly 
also a long, straight, elevated tract of land, < 
OSp. cordilld, cordiella, a string orrope (mod. Sp. 
cordilla, guts of sheep), = Pr. It. Cordelia = F. 
cordelle, a string, dim. of Sp. Pg. It. corda = F. 
corde, a string : see oordi, ., and cordelle, n.] A 
continuous ridge or range of mountains. As a 
name, it was first applied to the ranges of the Andes("las 
Cordilleras de los Andes," the chains of the Andes), then to 
the continuation of these ranges into Mexico and further 
north. For convenience, it is now agreed among physi- 
cal geographers to call the complex of ranges embraced 
between and including the Rocky Mountains and the Si- 
erra Nevada, and their extension north into British Co- 
lumbia, the Cordillera* ; those ranges i>ccupying a similar 
continental position in South America are called simply 
the Andes. The entire western mountain side of the con* 
tlnent of North America is called the Conlillrran reirion. 
In its broadest part it has a development of a thousand 
miles, east and west, and embraces, besides the Rocky 
Mountains and the Sierra, a large number of subordinate 
mountain-chains, some of which are little, if at all, infe- 
rior to such chains as the Pyrenees in length and elevation. 
Oordilleran(k6r-dil-ya'ran),o. Pertaining to or 
situated in the Cordilleras Cordllleran region. 
See cordiUera. 
COrdinert (k&r'di-ner), . An obsolete form of 
. 
cording 1 (kor'ding), . [< cordl + -ing 1 .] 1. 
The ribbed surface of a corded fabric. See 
corded, 4. 
The draught and cording of common fustian Is very sim- 
ple, being generally a regular or unbroken tweel [twill] of 
four or flve leaves. Ure, Diet, II. M4. 
2. In a loom, the arrangement of the treadles so 
that they move in such clusters and time as may 
be required for the production of the pattern. 
cording'-'t, '"''' [ByapheresisformroTVm;/: see 
<i<-i;:nliii</ and curt'/-.] According. 
In Jany veer or Feveryere no wronge 
Is gratfyni: hero, bnt cordyny to thalre kyude 
If lande be coble. 
Pallaaitu, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. '.'li 
