CORDUROY


Meaning of CORDUROY in English

noun

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A corduroy suit is a contradiction: suits are dressy; corduroy is not.

Another is upholstered in blood-red corduroy .

Considerable skill was required in the making of corduroy , working-class fabric or not.

In corduroy velvet, denim or linen, the look was relaxed, verging on scruffy.

One advantage of corduroy , aside from its warmth and comfort, is the richness it gives colours.

One pair of shoes, one corduroy skirt, one blouse.

The child was a girl, wearing corduroy jeans and a red jersey.

The land around was crumpled with shadow valleys, a corduroy of fields.

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