Definition of cordon

• n. - 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.
• n. - The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.
• n. - The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
• n. - A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
• n. - A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.