Chorda, huius chordæ, Cic.A string of an harpe, lute or other instrument. Querulæ chordæ. Ouid.Tenuis chorda psalterij.Virg.A small string.Tinnulæ chordæ. Sen. Vocales chordæ. Tibul. Experiri chordas.Stat.To assay or trye whether stringes be iii time.Impulsæ chordæ.Ouid.Stringes strsken.Prætentare chordas.Ouid.To assay whether they be in tune.Oberrare eadem chorda. Horatius. To harpe alway on one string.Sonum chorda reddit. Horat. Verba socianda chordis. Hora. To be song to an instrument.Tangere chordas.Ouid.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
chorda, ae, f., = xordh/. I.An intestine, as food, Petr. 66, 7 (al. leg. cord.).— Far more freq., II.Catgut, a string (of a musical instrument), Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 214; id. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin.; Lucr. 2, 412; 2, 505; Tib. 2, 5, 3; 3, 4, 70; Hor. C. 4, 9, 4; id. S. 1, 3, 8; id. A. P. 348 al.—B.A rope, cord, for binding a slave: tunc tibi actutum chorda tenditur, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 55 Lorenz.