a cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. cf. grand cordon.-the cord worn by a franciscan friar.-the coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.-a line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.-a rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.