What is "cordonnet"

Cordonnet \Cor`don`net"\ (k?r`d?n`n?"), n. [F., dim. of cordon. See Cardon.] Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.
--McElrath.

n. Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.

Cordonnet is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.