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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords;

2. the ropes in the rigging of a ship; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cordage \Cord"age\ (k[^o]rd"[asl]j), n. [F. cordage. See
   Cord.]
   Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or
   cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist
   of ropes.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cordage
    n 1: the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
    2: the ropes in the rigging of a ship