corduroy
a cotton-filling pile fabric with lengthwise cords or ridges.
corduroys, trousers made of this fabric.
of, relating to, or resembling corduroy.
constructed of logs laid together transversely, as a road across swampy ground.
to form (a road or the like) by laying logs transversely.
to make a corduroy road across or along.
Origin of corduroy
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How to use corduroy in a sentence
Beyond it rose the steep, curving bank, on which the trail was corduroyed to the water's edge.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThe road was mostly corduroyed and very good, but some places not finished very badly cut.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd JonesOur road, most of the way, was through swamps and creeks, where bridges had to be built and roads corduroyed.
A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry | Julian Wisner HinkleyHalf the roads they followed had to be corduroyed, or their horses would all have been lost in the bottomless mire and swamps.
With Fire and Sword | Samuel H. M. ByersRoads were again made in our front, and again corduroyed; a line was intrenched, and the troops were advanced to the new position.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete | Ulysses S. Grant
British Dictionary definitions for corduroy
/ (ˈkɔːdəˌrɔɪ, ˌkɔːdəˈrɔɪ) /
: See also corduroys
a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs
(as modifier): a corduroy coat
Origin of corduroy
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