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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A raised edge or border to the pattern of point-lace. Compare crescent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.

Etymologies

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French, diminutive of cordon. See cardon.

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