corduroy
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dəˌrɔɪ, ˌkɔr noun
1.
a cotton-filling pile fabric with lengthwise cords or ridges.
2.
corduroys, trousers made of this fabric.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or resembling corduroy.
4.
constructed of logs laid together transversely, as a road across swampy ground.
verb (used with object)
5.
to form (a road or the like) by laying logs transversely.
6.
to make a corduroy road across or along.
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| —n | |
| See also corduroys | |
| a. a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs | |
| b. (as modifier): a corduroy coat | |
| [C18: perhaps from the proper name Corderoy] | |
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Word Origin & History
corduroy
1780, Amer.Eng., probably from cord + obs. 17c. duroy, a coarse fabric made in England. Folk etymology is from *corde du roi "the king's cord," but this is not attested in Fr., where the term for the cloth was velours à côtes. Applied in U.S. to a road of logs across swampy ground (1822).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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corduroy
strong durable fabric with a rounded cord, rib, or wale surface formed by cut pile yarn. The back of the goods has a plain or a twill weave. Corduroy is made from any of the major textile fibres and with one warp and two fillings. After it is woven, the back of the cloth is coated with glue; the floats of pile yarn are then cut in their centre. The glue prevents the filling from drawing out of the goods during the cutting. The glue is removed from the face, which is then subjected to a series of brushings, waxings, and singeings to produce a velvetlike ribbed finish.
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Example sentences
Flannel, corduroy, cotton and denim work well for quilting.
Corduroy should always be buried, with only the tread exposed.
The flanking sofas are covered in an unadorned beige corduroy.
Corduroy: logs placed close together perpendicular to the direction of travel to protect the integrity of the underlying soils.
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