n. 1 a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs. 2 (in pl.) corduroy trousers. corduroy road a road made of tree-trunks laid across a swamp.
[ 18th c.: prob. f. CORD ribbed fabric + obs. duroy coarse woollen fabric ]
n. 1 a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs. 2 (in pl.) corduroy trousers. corduroy road a road made of tree-trunks laid across a swamp.
[ 18th c.: prob. f. CORD ribbed fabric + obs. duroy coarse woollen fabric ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012