CORDUROY


Meaning of CORDUROY in English

I. noun (plural -roys) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1791 1. trousers of ~ fabric, a durable usually cotton pile fabric with vertical ribs or wales, logs laid side by side transversely to make a road surface, II. transitive verb (-royed; -roying) Date: 1854 to build (a road) of logs laid side by side transversely

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