Cordage

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkɔːdɪdÊ’/

Origin

Borrowing from fr cordage.

Full definition of cordage

Noun

1. (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
• 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.13:So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck:
  The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore ....
• 1851, Herman Melville, ,... as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang ...
• 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 151:A lone river wind sighed in the cordage of the ship.
2. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.