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corduroy
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cor·du·roy  (kôrd-roi)
n.
1. A durable cut-pile fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
2. corduroys Trousers 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.

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

corduroy [ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪ ˌkɔːdəˈrɔɪ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs
b.  (as modifier) a corduroy coat See also corduroys
[perhaps from the proper name Corderoy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corduroy - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
Bedford cord - a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
narrow wale - corduroy with narrow ribs
wide wale - corduroy with wide ribs
2.corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise
road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Verb1.corduroy - build (a road) from logs laid side by side
build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
Translations
corduroy [ˈkɔːdərɔɪ]
A. Npana f corduroyspantalones mpl de pana
B. CPD corduroy road N (US) → camino m de troncos

corduroy [ˈkɔːrdərɔɪ] nvelours m côtelé

corduroy
nCordsamt m; corduroysCord(samt)hosen pl

corduroy in cpdsCord(samt)-;
corduroy road
nKnüppeldamm m

corduroy [ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪ] nvelluto a coste
corduroy [ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪ] nvelluto a coste

corduroy قماش قطنى متين manšestr fløjl Kordsamt κοτλέ pana vakosametti velours côtelé samt velluto a coste コーデュロイ 코르덴 corduroy kordfløyel sztruks bombazina, veludo cotelê вельвет manchestertyg สักหลาดที่เป็นริ้ว fitilli kadife vải nhung kẻ 灯芯绒


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