cordon

(kôr'dn)
n.

1. A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it.
2. A cord or braid worn as a fastening or ornament.
3. A ribbon usually worn diagonally across the breast as a badge of honor or decoration.
4. Architecture. A stringcourse.
5. Botany. A tree or shrub, especially a fruit tree such as an apple or pear, repeatedly pruned and trained to grow on a support as a single ropelike stem.

tr.v., -doned, -don·ing, -dons.
To form a cordon around (an area) so as to prevent movement in or out: Troops cordoned off the riot zone.

[French, from Old French, diminutive of corde, cord. See cord.]

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1. A stringcourse or belt course.
2. A semi-circular masonry projection, placed at the top of a wall, to discharge water to each side.

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A thin raised band of clay which is applied horizontally around the exterior body of a pottery vessel prior to firing, either for ornament or to aid grip.

A tree or shrub, especially a fruit tree such as an apple or a pear, repeatedly pruned and trained to grow on a support as a single ropelike stem.

For a list of words related to cordon, see:

• Ornaments - cordon: decorative cord or ribbon
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - cordon: tree pruned to have only one main stem

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afspærring, pyntesnor, ordensbånd, snortræ, kragbånd, kordongesims
v. tr. - afspærre

idioms:

• cordon bleu    førsteklasses, gastronomisk, mesterkok
• cordon off    afspærre

Nederlands (Dutch)
kordon, ordelintje, snoerboom

Français (French)
n. - cordon
v. tr. - contenir (foule), boucler (rue)

idioms:

• cordon bleu    cordon-bleu
• cordon off    contenir, boucler

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kordon, Kette
v. - absperren, abriegeln

idioms:

• cordon bleu    Meisterkoch
• cordon off    absperren, abriegeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορδόνι, σιρίτι, γαϊτάνι, κλοιός, κυκλική ζώνη, (αρχιτ.) στεφάνη, διάζωμα
v. - περικυκλώνω, περιζώνω

idioms:

• cordon bleu    μάγειρας κλάσεως
• cordon off    αποκλείω, σχηματίζω κλοιό αποκλεισμού

Italiano (Italian)
cordone

idioms:

• cordon bleu    cordon bleu
• cordon off    far cordone attorno, isolare, circondare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cordão (m), cordão (m) de isolamento
v. - isolar

idioms:

• cordon bleu    fita (f) azul, cozinheiro (m) exímio
• cordon off    isolar através de um cordão

Русский (Russian)
кордон, лента

idioms:

• cordon bleu    знак высокого отличия, первоклассный специалист
• cordon off    оцепить

Español (Spanish)
n. - cordón
v. tr. - acordonar

idioms:

• cordon bleu    cocinero de primera clase
• cordon off    acordonar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kordong, ordensband, murkrans (byggn.)
v. - spärra av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哨兵线, 绶章, 饰带, 飞檐层, 用警戒线围住

idioms:

• cordon bleu    蓝缎带, 崇高的荣誉
• cordon off    以警戒线包围, 封锁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 哨兵線, 綬章, 飾帶, 飛簷層
v. tr. - 用警戒線圍住

idioms:

• cordon bleu    藍緞帶, 崇高的榮譽
• cordon off    以警戒線包圍, 封鎖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비상선, 장식끈
v. tr. - 비상선을 치다, 교통을 차단하다

idioms:

• cordon off    교통을 차단하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 非常線, 綬章

idioms:

• cordon bleu    名人, 一流のコック
• cordon off    周囲に非常線を張る, への交通を遮断する, 非常線を張る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نطاق, حصار, حاجز (فعل) طوق, حوط بنطاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חגורת ביטחון (מסביב), סרט-כבוד, עץ גזום, גדר מיטלטלת משטרתית‬
v. tr. - ‮סגר או הפריד בגדר משטרתית‬

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