Cordon

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Cordon may refer to:

  • A cordon is the descriptive term for a particular style of pruning woody plants. Single plants can be pruned to have single or multiple cordons in a number of styles. Plants which are commonly pruned in this manner include grapes, peaches, and other stone fruits.
  • A cordon is also a line of people, military posts, or ships surrounding an area to close or guard it.
    • In cricket, fielders can form what is termed the "slips cordon".
  • It is also a cord or braid used as a fastening or ornament.
  • Cordon Bleu is also a ribbon worn diagonally across the breast as a badge of honor or decoration.
  • Cordon is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France
  • Cordon, Isabela, a municipality in the Philippines
  • In ceramic technology a cordon is a strip of clay added around the outside of a pot for decoration or to help with handling.
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