Corduroy definition

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A durable cut-pile fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
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Pants made of corduroy.
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A road made of logs laid down crosswise.
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Made of a fabric with vertical ribs.
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To build (a road) of logs laid down crosswise.
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A heavy cotton fabric with a piled, velvety surface, ribbed vertically.
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Trousers made of this fabric.
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Made of, or ribbed like, corduroy.
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Made of logs laid crosswise.

A corduroy road.

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A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
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To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.
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Made of logs laid down crosswise.

A corduroy road.

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Origin of corduroy

  • Probably from cord obsolete duroy a coarse woolen fabric

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin uncertain. Likely from cord +‎ duroy (“name of a 17th century coarse fabric made in England”). Likely not from French corde du roi ("cloth of the king"), which is unattested in French, where the term for the "cloth of the king" was velours côtelé.

    From Wiktionary

Corduroy Sentence Examples

  • Kids and teenagers especially enjoy corduroy comforters.

  • Sturdier fabrics often have a slight corduroy look and feel to them.

  • During fall and winter, corduroy and heavy jeans will keep boys warm, while linen slacks and lightweight dress pants are perfect for spring and summer.

  • While Laura Ashley has dresses in fabrics ranging from corduroy to eyelet, most of the summer sundresses are made of cotton.

  • Men shopping this popular vest style can choose from corduroy, plush velvet, poly satin blended or natural materials.

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