Main Entry: ¹cor·don

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯr-d^ən, -ˌdän\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, diminutive of corde cord

Date: 15th century

1 a : an ornamental cord or ribbon b : stringcourse
2 a : a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage b : a line of persons or objects around a person or place <a cordon of police>
3 : an espalier especially of a fruit tree trained as a single horizontal shoot or two diverging horizontal shoots in a single line