noun. Cords or ropes, especially the ropes in the rigging of a ship.

noun. The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords.

noun. Ropes and cords, in a collective sense; especially, the ropes or cords in the rigging of a ship; hence, something resembling ropes, as twisted, roots or vines.

noun. The quantity of wood, in cords, on a given area of land.

noun. Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

noun. A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.

noun. An amount of wood measured in cords.

noun. the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords

noun. the ropes in the rigging of a ship

"The researchers have also recovered fragments of knotted "cordage" - woven seagrass - that might have been used to make fishing nets."