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corded
[ kawr-did ]
adjective
- ribbed, as a fabric.
- stringy, or ribbed, in appearance, especially from the prominence of the muscles, veins, etc.:
a corded throat.
corded
/ ˈkɔːdɪd /
adjective
- bound or fastened with cord
- (of a fabric) ribbed
- (of muscles) standing out like cords
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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.
I know how the man gets out of the corded box—I could do it myself.
His red, beefy face was corded and knotted with tension, and his skin glistened with oily perspiration.
"There is something eatable in that basket,—I don't know what," said Skeff, pointing to a little neatly corded hamper.
Fortunately a pair of pillows belonging to the cousin were corded on the top of one of their trunks.
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