cordeau

Mid-16^th century, from Old French cordel, from corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ).

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.do/

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cordeau m (plural cordeaux)

1. (usually thin or small) rope, string (used to mark a straight line)
2. cord (long length of twisted strands of fibre)
3. straight line

   Aligner une muraille au cordeau.

   To align a wall along a straight line.

4. (fishing) line, fishing line
5. (mining) fuse (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

• corde
• cordelet

• “cordeau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• couarde
• coudera