About The Word Cordwain
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Cordwain
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What's The Definition Of Cordwain?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cordwain: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cordwain: See Also | Cordwain In Webster's Dictionary \Cord"wain\ (k?rd"w?n), n. [OE. cordewan, cordian, OF.
cordoan, cordouan, fr. Sp. cordoban. See {Cordovan}.]
A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin
tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely
finished, colored, gilded, or the like.
Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain. --Spenser.
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