Corduroy Definition

kôrdə-roi
corduroys
noun
A heavy cotton fabric with a piled, velvety surface, ribbed vertically.
Webster's New World
Trousers made of this fabric.
Webster's New World
A road made of logs laid down crosswise.
American Heritage
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adjective
Made of, or ribbed like, corduroy.
Webster's New World
Made of logs laid crosswise.
A corduroy road.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To build (a road) of logs laid down crosswise.
American Heritage

To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.

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Origin of Corduroy

  • 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

  • Probably from cord obsolete duroy a coarse woolen fabric

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

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.

  • Corduroy is a heavy, ribbed quilting fabric.

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

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