corded

[ kawr-did ]
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adjective
  1. furnished with, made of, or in the form of cords.

  2. ribbed, as a fabric.

  1. bound with cords.

  2. (of wood) stacked up in cords.

  3. stringy, or ribbed, in appearance, especially from the prominence of the muscles, veins, etc.: a corded throat.

  4. (of pottery) decorated with the imprint of twisted cords.

Origin of corded

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cord, -ed3

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How to use corded in a sentence

  • One doctor told them to keep their cellphones off their bodies and use them only to text or with a corded headset for two months.

  • A muscle twitched in his corded neck; Arnold eased his long frame into a chair, rubbed thumb and forefinger at his eyes.

    We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
  • I know how the man gets out of the corded box—I could do it myself.

    Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
  • His red, beefy face was corded and knotted with tension, and his skin glistened with oily perspiration.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • "There is something eatable in that basket,—I don't know what," said Skeff, pointing to a little neatly corded hamper.

    Tony Butler | Charles James Lever
  • Fortunately a pair of pillows belonging to the cousin were corded on the top of one of their trunks.

British Dictionary definitions for corded

corded

/ (ˈkɔːdɪd) /


adjective
  1. bound or fastened with cord

  2. (of a fabric) ribbed

  1. (of muscles) standing out like cords

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