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.
||Cor`don`net" (k?r`d?n`n?"), n. [F., dim. of cordon. See Cardon.] Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.
Cor"do*van (k˘r"d&osl;*v>acr/n), n. [Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. Cordwain.] Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
Cor"du*roy` (k˘r"d&usl;*roi` or k˘r`d&usl;*roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.