Meaning & use
Corduroy
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A durable cotton fabric with a ribbed or ridged pile, often used for trousers and jackets.
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He wore a pair of brown corduroy trousers to the interview.
The road through the swamp was built as a corduroy road of logs laid side by side.
A note on using this word
The name may derive from a fanciful French phrase "corde du roi" ("cord of the king"), though its exact origin is disputed by etymologists.
Words with a similar meaning
cordrib fabric
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A road surface made of logs laid crosswise, resembling the ridges of the fabric.
The wagon jolted along the corduroy road through the marsh.
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