Cord (textile)

Scythian neck and breast ornament ( pectoral ) with gold cords of different thickness and length (4th century BC)

golden cap cord

A cord ( French cordelle 'short or thin rope ' ) is a multiple yarn that is twisted together from several yarns that are already twisted , which can consist of cotton , silk or rayon , sometimes also of precious metal .

A cord is related to the rope , but is made narrower and less robust. A fine cord can also be called a thread .

history

Cords and cords were already known to the linear ceramic culture (approx. 5700 to 4100 BC) and were used by them in animal husbandry, in transport and for the production of the characteristic patterns on their pottery. They were later twisted into thicker ropes, which opened up new uses.

Possible uses

dress

as a belt replacement , e.g. B. in the Franciscan Order
on uniforms (see also catch cord , armpit cord , rifle cord ) and shoulder pieces
on hats , e.g. B. on the Prince Heinrich cap
on hats , e.g. B. as a hat string
of helmets , such as the pith helmet of the German Protection Force as a revolving rank insignia , as Boritasch referred
on the sweater

Others

as packaging cord, string, parcel cord
as a skipping or skipping rope when jumping rope
as a curtain cord to gather a curtain, see: Window decoration
on upholstered furniture - to cover seams on outer edges
for book binding - decoration on the collar side corner of the block
Interwoven "telephone cord" made of 4 stranded wires to the telephone receiver
String loop that holds a quality or price label made of perforated cardboard
Barrier ropes, in a figurative sense also barrier tape to guide the flow of people, for example in a museum

Individual evidence

↑ Keyword: cord. In: Heinrich Schnee (Ed.): German Colonial Lexicon. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, Volume II, p. 365 ( online ).

Web links

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[1] Keyword: cord. In: Heinrich Schnee (Ed.): German Colonial Lexicon. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, Volume II, p. 365 ( online ).