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Cornage

02324 Cor"nage (k?r"n?j), n. [OF.,, horn-blowing, tax on horned cattle, fr. F. corne a horn, L. cornu.] (Law) Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

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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