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corduroy Definition

cor·du·roy (kôr′də ro̵i′)

noun

  1. a heavy cotton fabric with a piled, velvety surface, ribbed vertically
  2. trousers made of this fabric

Etymology: prob. < cord + obs. duroy, a coarse fabric formerly produced in England: hence, corded duroy

adjective

  1. made of, or ribbed like, corduroy
  2. ☆ 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.