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Bedford|ˈbɛdfəd|
Bedford cord, a woven fabric with prominent cords running in the direction of the warp. Hence in pl., trousers made of Bedford cord. Also Bedfords ellipt.
1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4152 Woollen cords, Bedford cords, and velveteens. 1912Encycl. Brit. III. 278/1 Bedford cord, a cheaper variety of piqué in which the stripes run the length of the piece. 1914W. S. Murphy Mod. Drapery IV. 20 Bedford cord, a kind of ribbed cotton fabric, woven with heavy warp, which composes the main face of the cloth, the weft floating at the back of the structure. 1954W. Faulkner Fable (1955) 33 In the Bedford cords of a British officer. Ibid. 83 Official slacks in place of pink Bedfords and long boots. 1966‘E. Peters’ Piper on Mountain viii. 136 He had on Bedford cords and a tweed jacket. |