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
Pastora-Spanish
GundaGUWN-dah (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Lesya-Ukrainian
Jozefina-Croatian
Herodias-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Gloria['glɔ:riə]