corduroy (redirected from corduroying)

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.

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

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corduroy

Noun

a heavy cotton fabric with a velvety ribbed surface [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corduroy - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton cord 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
Verb	1.	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] n → pana

corduroy [ˈkɔːdərɔɪ] n → velours côtelé

corduroy [ˈkɔːdərɔɪ] n → Cord(samt) m

corduroy [ˈkɔːdərɔɪ] n → fustagno