corded

Meanings

adjectivecorded (not comparable)

not comparableFitted with a cord.
Synonyms: wired
figurativelynot comparableHaving the appearance of cords or furrows.
the hard, corded upper arms of a bodybuilder
not comparablegovernmentWound about with a cord or cords of a specified tincture.
CORDED : Bound round with cord, - as, a Bale gules, corded or.
1893, John Edwin Cussans, Handbook of Heraldry: With Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient Mss., Rules for the Appointment of Liveries, &c, page 128
1 more example
Sable, two bars argent, corded or wreathed gules - WAYE, Devonshire, confirmed 1574.
1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 132
not comparableOf wood: piled in cords.

verb

adjectiveFitted with a cord.

Similar

antonym(s) of “having a cord”

Opposite

adjectiveof textiles; having parallel raised lines

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

From cord + -ed.

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