corda1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í).1. Cord. (a) String. ~ a chur ar rud, to bind sth. with cord. An ~ a choinneáil ar an spaga, to hold the purse-strings. Cuirfear an ~ faoi, he will be strung up, hanged. Fear ~í, (i) trick-o-the-loop man, (ii) trickster, rogue. (b)~ gorm, blue corded cloth. ~ an rí, corduroy. 2. Geom: Chord. ~ teagmhála, chord of contact.