Cordon

['kɔːd(ə)n] or ['kɔrdn]

解释:

(noun.) adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord.

(noun.) cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank.

(noun.) a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing.

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解释:

(n.) 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.

(n.) The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.

(n.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.

(n.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

(n.) A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.

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解释:

n. a cord or ribbon bestowed as a badge of honour: (fort.) a row of stones along the line of a rampart: in military operations a line of sentries within sight of each other guarding a place to prevent the passage of unauthorised persons.—Cordon bleu originally the blue ribbon which in France supported the insignia of the order of the Holy Ghost—transferred to other first-class distinctions and playfully to a first-class cook; Cordon sanitaire a line of sentries to guard a place infected with contagious disease.

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