corded

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cord

Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English corded

From cord + -ed.

Adjective

corded (not comparable)

1. Fitted with a cord.
2. (figurative) Having the appearance of cords or furrows.

   the hard, corded upper arms of a bodybuilder

3. (heraldry) Wound about with a cord or cords of a specified tincture.
   • 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:

     CORDED : Bound round with cord, - as, a Bale gules, corded or.

   • 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 132:

     Sable, two bars argent, corded or wreathed gules - WAYE, Devonshire, confirmed 1574.

4. Of wood: piled in cords.

Synonyms

• (having a cord): wired

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “having a cord”): cordless

Verb

corded

1. simple past and past participle of cord

Anagrams

• codder