corduroys

cor·du·roy

 (kôr′də-roi′)

n.

1. A durable cut-pile fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

2. corduroys Pants made of corduroy.

3. A road made of logs laid down crosswise.

adj.

1. Made of a fabric with vertical ribs.

2. Made of logs laid down crosswise: a corduroy road.

tr.v. cor·du·royed, cor·du·roy·ing, cor·du·roys

To build (a road) of logs laid down crosswise.

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[Probably from cord + obsolete duroy, a coarse woolen fabric.]

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corduroys

(ˌkɔːdəˈrɔɪz; ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪz)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) trousers or breeches of corduroy

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Noun

1.

corduroys - cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth cords trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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