cordelière

cordelière

See also: cordeliere

French

Etymology

From cordelle +‎ -ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.də.ljɛʁ/

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Noun

cordelière f (plural cordelières)

1. cord; cord belt
   • 1955, Violette Leduc, Thérèse et Isabelle:

     J'écoute le frottement du gland de sa cordelière sur le linoléum.

     I listen to the tassel of her cord belt rubbing against the linoleum.

Related terms

• cordelier

Further reading

• “cordelière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.