Difference between revisions of "Cord"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | cordage; corde (Fr.);cuerda (Esp.); | + | cordage; corde (Fr.);cuerda (Esp.); cordón (Esp.);; cord (stof met zware lengteribbels) (Ned); streng (Ned); band (Ned); |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 236 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 24 July 2013
Description
A general term for a flexible string or rope of twisted fibers. Cord is made from many types of bast fibers such as cotton, jute, flax, ramie, hemp, sisal, olona, gravata, agel, widuri, caraguata, etc.
Synonyms and Related Terms
cordage; corde (Fr.);cuerda (Esp.); cordón (Esp.);; cord (stof met zware lengteribbels) (Ned); streng (Ned); band (Ned);
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 236
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000