Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Córd-a, s. f. dim. Córd-élla, Córd-ellína, Córd-icélla, Córd-icína, aug. Córd-óne,
1. cord, rope; 2. string; 3. strappado or torture. Dar la — a uno, to sound, pump a person; 4. knot, tie, bond. Palla a —,tennis. A —, even with, level with.
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corda: a cord, a rope, a cable, a halter, a line, a string. Also gunners match. Also a strappado. Also a kind of measure vsed in Italy.