Definition of Cordoroy
Cor"du*roy` (kôr"d&usl;*roi` or
kôr`d&usl;*roi"), n. [Prob. for F.
corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort
of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in
ridges.
2. pl. Trousers or breeches of
corduroy.
Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs
laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called
from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy.
[U.S.]
Cor"du*roy`, v. t. To form of
logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed."
Gen. W. T. Sherman.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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