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Cordon (The)

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in fortification, is the flat stone covering of the revetment (q.v.), to protect the masonry from the rain.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Coram Judice (Latin)
Coranach
Corbant
Corbeaux
Corcēca [Blind-heart]
Corcyrean Sedition (The)
Cordelia
Cordelia’s Gift
Cordeliers
Cordeliers (The)
Cordon (The)
Cordon (Un grand)
Cordon Bleu (Un) (French)
Cordon Noir (Un)
Cordon Rouge (Un) (French)
Corduroy
Cordwainer
Corea (The)
Corflambo
Corineus
Corinnus