Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cord \Cord\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Cording}.]
   1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with
      cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a
      garment.

   2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the
      cord.

Cord \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord,
   cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex
   soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, pl. garnir
   gut, and E. yarn. Cf. {Chord}, {Yarn}.]
   1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands
      twisted together.

   2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of
      wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet
      high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a
      cord or line.

Core \Core\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cord} (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Coring}.]
   1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an
      apple.

            He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be
            cored out.                            --Marston.

   2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

Source : WordNet®

cord
     n 1: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was
          tied with a cord"
     2: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
     3: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: {electric
        cord}]
     4: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
        [syn: {corduroy}]

cord
     v 1: stack in cords; "cord firewood"
     2: bind or tie with a cord