| cordia | (n) tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae, Syn. genus Cordia |
| cordial | (adj) politely warm and friendly, Example: a cordial handshake |
| cordial | (adj) sincerely or intensely felt, Example: a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort; a cordial abhorrence of waste |
| cordial reception | (n) kindness in welcoming guests or strangers, Syn. hospitality, Ant. inhospitality |
| cordierite | (n) a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone |
| cordite | (n) explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords |
| corditis | (n) inflammation of the spermatic cord |
| Cordial | a. [ LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart. ] A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] He . . . with looks of cordial love Behold this cordial julep here |
| Cordial | n. Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordiality | n.; That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordialize | v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordialize | v. t. |
| Cordially | adv. In a cordial manner. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordialness | n. Cordiality. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordierite | n. [ Named after the geologist |
| Cordiform | a. [ L. cor, cordis, heart + -form, cf. F. cordiforme. ] Heart-shaped. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cordillera | n. [ Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord. ] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western |