\Chord\, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is
written cord. See {Cord}.]
1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.
2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
   producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
   chord.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
   a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See {Cord}, n., 4.
5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
   horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
{Accidental, Common, & Vocal} {chords}. See under
   {Accidental}, {Common}, and {Vocal}.
{Chord of an arch}. See Illust. of {Arch}.
{Chord of curvature}, a chord drawn from any point of a
   curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
{Scale of chords}. See {Scale}.

\Chord\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chorded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chording}.]
To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to
tune.
      When Jubal struck the chorded shell.     --Dryden.
      Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.
                                               --Beecher.

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