What's the difference between cordage and cornage?

Cordage


Definition:

  • (n.) Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

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  • (1) An increase was found during endocarditis in the number of patients with holosystolic murmurs (30.7% cases) versus those with click-telesystolic murmur, the appearance in 41.15% of the cases of valvular vegetations at the Echo examination, and in 15.38% cases of ruptures of cordages.
  • (2) In the ill female workers of that cordage factory, the microclimate, the needle shaped hemp dust, greasy skin, bad working conditions and had hygiene played an important part.
  • (3) As a rule, an oil acne occurs rather seldom in the cordage industry.

Cornage


Definition:

  • (n.) Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

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