corduroy
noun/ˈkɔːdərɔɪ/
/ˈkɔːrdərɔɪ/
- (also cord)[uncountable] a type of strong soft cotton cloth with a pattern of raised straight lines on it, used for making clothes
- a corduroy jacket
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- corduroys[plural] (old-fashioned) cords (= trousers made of corduroy)
Word Originlate 18th cent.: probably from cord ‘ribbed fabric’ + duroy, denoting a kind of lightweight worsted formerly made in the West of England, of unknown origin.
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