n. [ OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See Accord, v. t. ] 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent. [ 1913 Webster ]

A mediator of an accord and peace between them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

These all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts i. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by own; as, of one's own accord. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. Lev. xxv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of his own accord he went unto you. 2 Cor. vii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

With one accord, with unanimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accorded; p. pr. & vb. n. According. ] [ OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F. accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf. Concord, Discord, and see Heart. ] 1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they were accorded from the fray. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. “According his desire.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agree in pitch and tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordable, F. accordable. ] 1. Agreeing. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reconcilable; in accordance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. acordance. ] Agreement; harmony; conformity. “In strict accordance with the law.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Harmony; unison; coincidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Accordance. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordant, F. accordant. ] Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who accords, assents, or concedes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. “This according voice of national wisdom.” Burke. “Mind and soul according well.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

According as, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it. See According, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is all things well,
According as I gave directions? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. Ex. xii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. -- Accordingly, Consequently, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as, the papers were not ready, and consequently could not be signed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Accord. ] (Mus.) A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A player on the accordion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. acordement. See Accord, v. ] Agreement; reconcilement. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. concorde, L. concordia, fr. concors of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See Heart, and cf. Accord. ] 1. A state of agreement; harmony; union. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The concord made between Henry and Roderick. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See Fine. Burril. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ Prob. influenced by chord. ] (Mus.) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ F. concorder, L. concordare. ] To agree; to act together. [ Obs. ] Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. concordabilis. ] Capable of according; agreeing; harmonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. LL. concordantia. ] 1. Agreement; accordance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Contrasts, and yet concordances. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [ Obs. ] Aschlam. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place. [ 1913 Webster ]

His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might have been called a living concordance. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Agreement. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. concordans, p. pr. of concordare: cf. F. concordant. See Concord. ] Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. Sir T. Browne [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a concordant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. concordat, L. concordato, prop. p. p. of concordare. See Concord. ] 1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Concord, New Hampshire, where first made. ] A kind of buggy having a body with low sides, and side springs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The compiler of a concordance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. görn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. Chord, Yarn. ] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The knots that tangle human creeds,
The wounding cords that bind and strain
The heart until it bleeds. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mus.) See Chord. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cord wood, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Corded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording. ] 1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cordage. See Cord. ] Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic.
Syn. -- order Cordaitales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; they were structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers.
Syn. -- genus Cordaites. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as Cordelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cor, cordis, heart. ] (Bot.) Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cordate form. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Bound or fastened with cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Made of cords. [ Obs. ] “A corded ladder.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord. ] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See Cordelier. ] Twisting. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of corde cord. ] A twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart. ] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . with looks of cordial love
Hung over her enamored. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold this cordial julep here
That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. Milton.

Syn. -- Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. [ 1913 Webster ]

Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cordialities [ LL. cordialitas, fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F. cordialité. ] 1. Relation to the heart. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To make into a cordial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To render cordial; to reconcile. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cordial manner. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cordiality. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after the geologist Cordier. ] (Min.) See Iolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cor, cordis, heart + -form, cf. F. cordiforme. ] Heart-shaped. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]