Bible Dictionaries
Chord

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The string of a musical instrument.

(2):

(n.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.

(3):

(n.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4.

(4):

(v. t.) To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

(5):

(n.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.

(6):

(v. i.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

(7):

(n.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chord'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chord.html. 1828.