Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cordage \Cord"age\ (k?rd"?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.

Source : WordNet®

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