He tugged at a red velvet cord and then, bringing the parcel over to me, he put it on the mahogany desk.

"And in the other, a diamond, strung on a velvet cord."

There was a long, beautiful velvet cord hanging out of his inside pocket, and I pulled on it and out came the ring.

Almost reverently, he untied a small velvet cord from around the pouch and opened it.

I can picture it now, a fine velvet cord and such bonny colours.

Nora watched as Smithback stepped over the velvet cord and into the group of press, waving his hand.

Logan dug in his pocket and extracted a length of black velvet cord, which he hung around her neck.

But the stairways were roped off by heavy velvet cords.

The open area at the head of the Straightaway was roped off by red and white velvet cords suspended from stanchions.

Her diamond a millstone around my neck, the velvet cord merely awaiting the touch of her hand on its lead.