Cor`de*lier" (k˘r`d&esl;*lēr"), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.
Cor"del*ing (k˘r"d&ebreve;*&ibreve;ng), a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See Cordelier.] Twisting.
||Cor*delle" (k˘r*d&ebreve;l"), n. [F., dim. of corde cord.] A twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell.
Cor"dial (k˘r"jal, formally k˘rd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart.] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]
A rib with cordial spirits warm.
Milton.