cordwain

[ kawrd-weyn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. cordovan leather.

cordwain

/ ˈkɔːdˌweɪn /

noun

1. an archaic name for cordovan

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordwain¹

1350–1400; Middle English cordewan < Middle French < Spanish cordován Cordovan

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordwain¹

C12 cordewan, from Old French cordoan, from Old Spanish cordovan Cordovan

Example Sentences

Cordovan, kor′do-van, Cordwain, kord′wān, n. goatskin leather, originally from Cordova in Spain.—ns.

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Cord′wainer, a worker in cordovan or cordwain: a shoemaker; Cord′wainery.

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Over the stockings he wore boots of cordwain fastened on the inside, as a protection against damp.

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The gown she pat upon her love Was o’ the dainty green, His hose was o’ the saft, saft silk, His shoon o’ the cordwain fine.

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Another old kind of leather, but whose name is no longer used, was cordwain, a Spanish leather for the making of shoes, which took its name from Cordova in Spain.

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