cordon



cordon something off

to mark off an area where people should not go with a rope, tape, ribbon, etc. The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close. They cordoned off the area.
See also: cordon, off

cordon bleu

cordon bleu cooking is food which is prepared to the highest standard and a cordon bleu cook is someone who cooks to a very high standard (always before noun) She spent five years working as a cordon bleu chef before opening her own restaurant.
See also: cordon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaitiÚMAT-yooIrish
Iephthae-Biblical Greek
Phocas-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Curry['kə:ri]
Rizwan-Urdu, Arabic
ClÍOdhnaKLEE-u-naIrish, Irish Mythology