Cor"dial*ly, adv. In a cordial manner. Dr. H. More.
Cor"dial*ness, n. Cordiality. Cotgrave.
Cor"di*er*ite (k˘r"d&ibreve;*&etilde;r*īt), n. [Named after the geologist Cordier.] (Min.) See Iolite.
Cor"di*form (k˘r"d&ibreve;*f˘rm), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart + - form, cf. F. cordiforme.] Heart-shaped. Gray.
Cor*dil"ler*a (k˘r*d&ibreve;l"l&etilde;r*&adot;; Sp. k˘r`d&esl;*ly&asl;"r&adot;), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain.
&fist; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.