cordon

cordon is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon.
2. noun. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.
3. noun. The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4. noun. A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. noun. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
6. noun. adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
7. noun. cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
8. noun. a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in cordon:

condor

Common word forms

cordons, cordoned, cordoning

Words from these letters

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