cordon (french)
1cordon — /ˈkɔdn / (say kawdn) noun 1. a cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening. 2. a ribbon worn, usually diagonally across the breast, as a badge of a knightly or honorary order. 3. a. a line of sentinels, military posts, or the like,… …
2Cordon sanitaire — (French pronunciation: [kɔʁdɔ̃ sanitɛʁ]) or quarantine line is a French phrase that, literally translated, means sanitary cordon . Though in French it originally denoted a barrier implemented to stop the spread of disease,[1] it has often… …
3Cordon, Haute-Savoie — Cordon Le village de Cordon au premier plan avec la chaîne du Mont Blanc en arrière plan …
4Cordon bleu — (k?r {d?n} bl? ) [F., blue cordon], 1. a first rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a distinguished order of French knights, famous for their good dinners. [1913 Webster] 2. the blue ribbon… …
5cordon — mid 15c., cord or ribbon worn as an ornament, from M.Fr. cordon ribbon, dim. of O.Fr. corde cord (see CORD (Cf. cord)). Sense of a line of people or things guarding something is 1758. Original sense preserved in cordon bleu (1727) the highest… …
6cordon — ► NOUN 1) a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards forming a barrier. 2) a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem. ► VERB (cordon off) ▪ prevent access to or from by means of a cordon. ORIGIN Italian cordone and French cordon; related …
7cordon bleu — ► ADJECTIVE Cookery ▪ of the highest class. ► NOUN (pl. cordons bleus pronounc. same) ▪ a cook of the highest class. ORIGIN French, blue ribbon (once signifying the highest order of chivalry in the reign of the Bourbon kings) …
8cordon — cor|don1 [ˈko:dn US ˈko:rdn] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: cordon strip of cloth or decorative cord (16 21 centuries), from French, from corde; CORD] a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going… …
9Cordon Bleu — Not to be confused with Corbin Bleu. Cordon Bleu may refer to: Le Cordon Bleu, international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine Cordon Bleu, A thinly pounded piece of meat (most often chicken, but also… …
10cordon bleu — Fr. /kawrdd dawonn blue /, pl. cordons bleus Fr. /kawrdd dawonn blue /. 1. the sky blue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the highest order of French knighthood under the Bourbons. 2. some similar high distinction. 3. one entitled to wear the… …
