cordon



cordon something off

to mark off an area where people should not go with a rope, tape, ribbon, etc. The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close. They cordoned off the area.
See also: cordon, off

cordon bleu

cordon bleu cooking is food which is prepared to the highest standard and a cordon bleu cook is someone who cooks to a very high standard (always before noun) She spent five years working as a cordon bleu chef before opening her own restaurant.
See also: cordon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ezechias-Biblical Latin
Chika (1)-Western African, Igbo
LukÁCsLOO-kawchHungarian
ErskineUR-skienScottish, Irish, English (Rare)
AdÈLea-DELFrench
Millicent['milisnt]