Meaning
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“bowels, intestines”). Displaced native Old English sīma (“cord, rope”), sāl (“rope, cord, rein”), and sāda (“cord, halter, snare”). Doublet of chord and cuerda. More at yarn and hernia.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles: