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Corduroy

Corduroy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Corduroy? [n] a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton [n] a road made of logs laid crosswise [v] build (a road) from logs laid side by side Synonyms \| Synonyms for Corduroy: cord Related Terms \| Find terms related to Corduroy: acetate \| acetate rayon \| alpaca \| Aralac \| arras \| astrakhan \| Avisco \| Axminster \| baize \| batik \| blanketing \| broadcloth \| broadloom \| brocade \| broken ground \| broken water \| bunting \| calico \| cambric \| canaliculate \| canaliculated \| canvas \| carpeting \| cashmere \| castor \| Celanese \| chamfered \| channeled \| cheesecloth \| chiffon \| chinchilla \| chintz \| chop \| coating \| cord \| corduroy road \| corduroyed \| corrugate \| corrugated \| corrugation \| costate \| cotton \| crash \| crepe \| crepe de chine \| cretonne \| crimped \| crinoline \| cut \| Dacron \| dadoed \| damask \| denim \| doeskin \| drill \| drilling \| drugget \| duck \| duffel \| Dynel \| engraved \| felt \| flannel \| flannelette \| fleece \| fluted \| foulard \| frieze \| furrowed \| fustian \| gashed \| gauze \| Georgette \| gingham \| goffered \| goose bumps \| goose pimples \| gooseflesh \| gossamer \| gouged \| grenadine \| grogram \| grooved \| grosgrain \| gunny \| haircloth \| Harris Tweed \| herringbone \| hessian \| homespun \| hop sacking \| horripilation \| horsehair \| huck \| huckaback \| incised \| jersey \| lame \| Lastex \| lawn \| Leatherette \| linen \| linoleum \| linsey-woolsey \| lisle \| list \| loden \| longcloth \| lop \| luster \| mackinaw \| mackintosh \| madras \| maline \| manta \| mantua \| marquisette \| mat \| matting \| melton \| messaline \| mohair \| moire \| moleskin \| mousseline de soie \| murrey \| muslin \| nainsook \| nankeen \| near-silk \| net \| netting \| nylon \| oil silk \| oilcloth \| organdy \| organza \| Orlon \| paisley \| panne \| panne velvet \| pepper-and-salt \| percale \| pique \| plaid \| pleated \| plush \| polyester \| pongee \| poplin \| print \| Qiana \| quilting \| rabbeted \| radium \| rayon \| rayon casheen \| rep \| Revolite \| ribbed \| rifled \| ripple \| rough \| rugging \| russet \| rutted \| rutty \| sackcloth \| sacking \| sailcloth \| sandpaper \| sarcenet \| sateen \| satin \| say \| scored \| scratched \| seersucker \| serge \| shalloon \| shantung \| sharkskin \| sheers \| sheeting \| shoddy \| shot silk \| silk \| slit \| spun rayon \| stamin \| stammel \| stockinette \| striated \| stuff \| suede \| sulcate \| sulcated \| swansdown \| tabaret \| tabby \| taffeta \| taffety \| tapestry \| tarpaulin \| tartan \| terry cloth \| Terylene \| tick \| ticking \| tricotine \| troughed \| tulle \| tussah \| tussore \| tweed \| twill \| Ultrasuede \| veiling \| Velon \| velours \| velure \| velvet \| velveteen \| Vicara \| voile \| wash-and-wear fabric \| washboard \| watered fabric \| webbing \| wool \| worsted \| wrinkled See Also \| Bedford cord \| build \| cloth \| construct \| fabric \| make \| material \| narrow wale \| road \| route \| textile \| wide wale Corduroy In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"duroy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. 2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. {Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.] \Cor"duroy`\, v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. ``Roads were corduroyed.'' --Gen. W. T. Sherman.

Corduroy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Corduroy?

[n] a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[n] a road made of logs laid crosswise
[v] build (a road) from logs laid side by side

Synonyms | Synonyms for Corduroy: cord

Corduroy In Webster's Dictionary

\Cor"du*roy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]*roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]*roi"),
n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in
   ridges.

2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.

{Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side
   across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its
   rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]


\Cor"du*roy`\, v. t.
To form of logs laid side by side. ``Roads were corduroyed.''
--Gen. W. T. Sherman.

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