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corduroy

[ kawr-duh-roi, kawr-duh-roi ]

noun

  1. a cotton-filling pile fabric with lengthwise cords or ridges.
  2. corduroys, trousers made of this fabric.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling corduroy.
  2. constructed of logs laid together transversely, as a road across swampy ground.

verb (used with object)

  1. to form (a road or the like) by laying logs transversely.
  2. to make a corduroy road across or along.

corduroy

/ ˌkɔːdəˈrɔɪ; ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪ /

noun

  1. See also corduroys
    1. a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs
    2. ( as modifier )

      a corduroy coat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corduroy1

1780–90; perhaps cord ( cords ) + duroy, deroy (now obsolete) a woolen fabric originating in W England; later taken as French cord du roy the king's cords, though the fabric had no connection with France
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corduroy1

C18: perhaps from the proper name Corderoy
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Example Sentences

These pleated pinstripe corduroy trousers are a contemporary classic.

Kings Starter jacket, the ribbed corduroy from the house shoes her dad would buy at the swap meet, a quilted inside that draws from the iconographic element of a Chanel bag.

Dressed in pink corduroys, a black hoodie and white sneakers, he was charming and sweet, jokey one second and quietly reflective the next.

Explaining the absence of Wes Anderson, who won best live action short for “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” Kimmel noted that Anderson was at home, “building a diorama out of corduroy.”

As the crowd sipped cocktails in booths, Hilfiger stuck to what he knows on models walking through: rugby shirts, blazers, chinos and varsity jackets in corduroy and herringbone.

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