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02323 Core, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coring.] 1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out.
Marston.2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

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Cordillera

02323 Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. note &hand; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. /note