corduroy
corduroy
Definition
cor·du·roy (kôr′də ro̵i′)
noun
- a heavy cotton fabric with a piled, velvety surface, ribbed vertically
- trousers made of this fabric
Etymology: prob. < cord + obs. duroy, a coarse fabric formerly produced in England: hence, corded duroy
adjective
- made of, or ribbed like, corduroy
- ☆ made of logs laid crosswise a corduroy road
corduroy
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- bridle: Made of soft padded corduroy with leather bridle and saddle.
Converse of object
- pad: Made of soft padded corduroy with leather bridle and saddle.
- wear: Corey is a whopping 6 feet and 7 inches tall and wears bright yellow corduroy to appear quirky and whacky.
Adjective modifier
- soft: This quality cotton bib is backed in soft corduroy with a hidden plastic lining to keep your child dry.
- brown: Catena, wearing brown corduroy, began pointing out landmarks.
- black: The front is made from 100 % cotton and the back, base and carry handles are made from black corduroy.
Modifies a noun
- breech: Had on light mixed gray coat and waistcoat with metal buttons, corduroy breeches, round hat and plated shoe buckles if not altered.
- trouser: Similar to bell bottom's, his corduroy trousers have a great part to play in helping to get that look.
- jacket: He was a young, brooding type, who wore short corduroy jackets and matching trousers, but never a tie.
- suit: You almost expected Warren Beatty or Robert Redford to turn up in a corduroy suit with some other piece of evidence.
- slack: Beside, he wore corduroy slacks instead of our denims or battle-dress trousers.
- waistcoat: They were big and wore black corduroy jackets with black corduroy waistcoats.
Noun used with modifier
- timber: Unfortunately the iron panning had an undulating surface and did not preserve any evidence for a timber corduroy.
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