corduroyedadj.
/ˈkɔːdərɔɪd//kɔːdəˈrɔɪd/ 1. Clad in corduroy. Also figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material
woolwardc1315
under line (occasionally in line)c1330
fox-furred1592
furred1592
tuftaffeta1598
tissued?16..
satin1603
silk1603
russet1604
tuftaffety1612
plush1615
sericated1623
sheepskinned1628
silken1640
lawny1647
plushed1650
satined1652
harden1654
sackclotheda1656
bearskinned1694
well-furred?1707
furry1717
brocaded1767
flannelled1784
lawned1798
buckskinned1829
corduroyed1832
silked1837
silkened1841
friezy1849
fustianed1849
velveted1850
buffed1863
buckramed1880
craped1880
crapy1891
velveteened1896
mohaired1914
tweeded1921
tweedy1923
leather1961
1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 18 Aug. 225/1 This excellent specimen of corduroyed honesty and worth.
1847 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. i. 10 Corduroyed men..bawling coals or yellow sand.
1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger i. xiv. 123 Mr. Orgreave had a confabulation with the corduroyed man.
1959 W. D. Pereira North Flight viii. 123 A crowd of corduroyed young men.
2. Formed as a corduroy road.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction
unironedc1450
unpaveda1533
corduroy1822
macadamized1823
metalled1825
unmacadamized1826
flagless1840
unmetalled1843
corduroyed1854
woolly1862
water-bound1909
hardtop1915
1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 242 Over these corduroyed parts of the road, the carriage goes securely, but bumpingly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1832