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Brewer's: Cordon
(The), in fortification, is the flat stone covering of the revetment (q.v.), to protect the masonry from the rain.
Cordon
(Un grand). A member of the Legion d'Honneur. The cross is attached to a grand (broad) ribbon.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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