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Meanings of small cord in English

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Usage of small cord in English
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The shade of the window was worked by means of a small cord.
Atlantida
2
The woman pulled a small cord, and presently a girl appeared to answer.
The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies
3
If an artery is severed, tie a small cord or handkerchief above it.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
4
A small cord was produced from the pocket of the sergeant, and handed to the other.
The Spy
5
At last they espied a Shining One coming towards them with a whip of small cord in his hand.
The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come ...
6
I tied Pittia, the guide, by a small cord attached to the neck, as I feared he also might escape.
Ismailia
7
The spotted man instantly seized Mr. Judson, threw him on the floor, and produced the small cord, the instrument of torture.
Excellent Women
8
At daybreak my master ordered me to lay down my load, tying my hands round a tree with a small cord.
The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
9
Moreover, the priest's robe hampered my movements sadly, while, being no light-weight, the strands of the small cord cut my hands.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
10
He shaved the hair from the strip, and shaved the strip itself until it was no larger than a small cord.
Earth Abides
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The latter drew from his pocket a clew of small cord, and, having carefully uncoiled it, attached one end to an arrow.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
12
The soldiers approached Jesus, Malchus and Balbus carrying in their hands a small cord, and grasped him by the wrists in order to bind him.
King of the Jews: A story of Christ's last days on Earth
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And as they lay weeping in the net, they saw a Shining One coming toward them with a whip of small cord in his hand.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) / Classic Tales and Old-F...
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To-day He looked; to-morrow He wielded the whip of small cords.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
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Tie to pins: a, the pin; b, small cords fixed by a cross tie.
Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 / A ...
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Let me seek small cords to bind thee in mouth.
The Talking Beasts: A Book of Fable Wisdom
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