Antonyms for cordon
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kawr-dn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr dn |
Definition of cordon
Origin :- mid-15c., "cord or ribbon worn as an ornament," from Middle French cordon "ribbon," diminutive of Old French corde "cord" (see cord). Sense of "a line of people or things guarding something" is 1758. Original sense preserved in cordon bleu (1727) "the highest distinction," literally "blue ribbon," for the sky-blue ribbon worn by the Knights-grand-cross of the Holy Ghost (highest order of chivalry); extended figuratively to other persons of distinction, especially, jocularly, to a first-rate cook. Cordon sanitaire (1857), from French, a guarded line between infected and uninfected districts.
- As in badge : noun emblem worn
- As in ribbon : noun narrow strip of material
- As in gyre : noun circle
- As in circle : noun orb, loop, round figure
- As in quarantine : verb isolate
- By the time he reached the cordon a violent fusillade was in progress.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- A cordon of cottages at a little distance were the homes of the assistant warders.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- How I should like to have drawn a cordon of policemen round the party and netted the whole.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- And in the name of friendship, let me beg of you to place this cordon in your hat.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- I'm trying to form a cordon, but this damned mob's in the way.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- How else could the man have come through the cordon of Myrmidons and seen them in the darkness?
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Then they ran against Stuart's cordon and they had to turn back.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- The new Federal patent, "the Cordon," was about to be applied in earnest.
- Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
- I've just put a cordon around it and placed it off limits to everybody.
- Extract from : « A Slave is a Slave » by Henry Beam Piper
- They formed a cordon about the house, and some knocked and were admitted in haste.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
Synonyms for cordon
- amphitheater
- aureole
- award
- band
- bandeau
- banderole
- belt
- binding
- block off
- bow
- bowl
- bracelet
- braid
- brand
- circlet
- circuit
- circumference
- circus
- cirque
- close off
- coil
- colure
- compass
- confine
- cordon
- corona
- corse
- crown
- cycle
- decoration
- detach
- device
- disc
- disk
- ecliptic
- enclosure
- equator
- fillet
- full turn
- globe
- halo
- hoop
- horizon
- identification
- insignia
- insulate
- keep apart
- lap
- mark
- marker
- medallion
- meridian
- motto
- orbit
- parallel of
- parallel of latitude
- perimeter
- periphery
- pin
- prize
- record
- remove
- restrict
- revolution
- ribbon
- ring
- ringlet
- round
- scepter
- seal off
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- sequester
- shield
- sign
- sphere
- stadium
- stamp
- streamer
- strip
- stripe
- symbol
- tape
- tire
- token
- trimming
- turn
- vortex
- wheel
- wreath
- zodiac
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