Cor″don (kôr″dŏn; F. kôr′dôN″), n. [F., fr. corde. See Cord.] 1. 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. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.
3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
‖Cordon bleu (k�r′d�n″ bl�″), a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. — ‖Cordon sanitaire (k�r′d�n″ s�′n�′t�r″), a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading.