corduroy

1 of 2

noun

cor·du·roy ˈkȯr-də-ˌrȯi How to pronounce corduroy (audio)

plural corduroys

corduroys plural : trousers of corduroy fabric

: a durable usually cotton pile fabric with vertical ribs or wales

: logs laid side by side transversely to make a road surface

corduroy

2 of 2

verb

corduroyed; corduroying

transitive verb

: to build (a road) of logs laid side by side transversely

also : to build a corduroy road across

Example Sentences

Noun a jacket made of corduroy

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The woman wears a floral dress, and the man has a rumpled mustache and a corduroy jacket.

WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 For those colder fall days, opt for the Floerns' High-Waisted Pants, which are made of a thick corduroy.

Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The staunch vegan opted for a leather-free interior: The dashboard, steering wheel and center console were painstakingly crafted from cork, while the roof lining, seat centers and sun visors have been upholstered in beige corduroy.

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2022 The booths are upholstered in a more-modern corduroy.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022 The exterior is made of a versatile corduroy, bringing both texture and style to the simple bag.

Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The chair was a phenomenologist named Marvin Philips, a plump man of collared shirts and timeworn corduroy who, it was rumored, had run aground in philosophy and now spent his days writing haiku.

Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Today, luxury clothes like Bottega Veneta’s alligator-green, corduroy-esque trousers or Gucci’s geometric-motif, double-breasted suit throb with a hollering hype normally reserved for the sneaker section.

Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2022 My mom’s black corduroy jacket from the ’80s is cool.

Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2022

Verb

The trick is finding the right color: lean in to corduroy's '70s feeling with rich cognac, or play the part of the refined Italian guy with a dusty green.

Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 9 Jan. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

of obscure origin

Note: In the 18th century a name for a kind of coarse, thick-ribbed cotton fabric. It has been hypothesized that the word is a compound of cord as the name for a fabric and duroy, a coarse woolen fabric, but cord in this sense does not appear to be earlier than corduroy. Advertisements in the 1774 numbers of the Boston Gazette and Country Journal have cord, corduroy, duroy, as well as cordesoy and cordusoy (perhaps by association with padusoy, variant of paduasoy) in lists of fabrics for sale. The notion that corduroy is from French corde du roi, "king's cord," is fanciful.

Verb

derivative of corduroy entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1854, in the meaning defined above

单词	corduroys
释义	corduroy 1 of 2 noun cor·du·roy ˈkȯr-də-ˌrȯi plural corduroys 1 a corduroys plural : trousers of corduroy fabric b : a durable usually cotton pile fabric with vertical ribs or wales 2 : logs laid side by side transversely to make a road surface corduroy 2 of 2 verb corduroyed; corduroying transitive verb : to build (a road) of logs laid side by side transversely also : to build a corduroy road across Example Sentences Noun a jacket made of corduroy Recent Examples on the Web Noun The woman wears a floral dress, and the man has a rumpled mustache and a corduroy jacket. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 For those colder fall days, opt for the Floerns' High-Waisted Pants, which are made of a thick corduroy. Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The staunch vegan opted for a leather-free interior: The dashboard, steering wheel and center console were painstakingly crafted from cork, while the roof lining, seat centers and sun visors have been upholstered in beige corduroy. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2022 The booths are upholstered in a more-modern corduroy. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022 The exterior is made of a versatile corduroy, bringing both texture and style to the simple bag. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The chair was a phenomenologist named Marvin Philips, a plump man of collared shirts and timeworn corduroy who, it was rumored, had run aground in philosophy and now spent his days writing haiku. Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Today, luxury clothes like Bottega Veneta’s alligator-green, corduroy-esque trousers or Gucci’s geometric-motif, double-breasted suit throb with a hollering hype normally reserved for the sneaker section. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2022 My mom’s black corduroy jacket from the ’80s is cool. Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2022 Verb The trick is finding the right color: lean in to corduroy's '70s feeling with rich cognac, or play the part of the refined Italian guy with a dusty green. Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 9 Jan. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun of obscure origin Note: In the 18th century a name for a kind of coarse, thick-ribbed cotton fabric. It has been hypothesized that the word is a compound of cord as the name for a fabric and duroy, a coarse woolen fabric, but cord in this sense does not appear to be earlier than corduroy. Advertisements in the 1774 numbers of the Boston Gazette and Country Journal have cord, corduroy, duroy, as well as cordesoy and cordusoy (perhaps by association with padusoy, variant of paduasoy) in lists of fabrics for sale. The notion that corduroy is from French corde du roi, "king's cord," is fanciful. Verb derivative of corduroy entry 1 First Known Use Noun circa 1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1854, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition corduroy noun cor·du·roy ˈkȯr-də-ˌrȯi 1 : a heavy ribbed usually cotton cloth 2 corduroys plural : trousers made of a heavy ribbed cloth corduroys plural noun as in jeans Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jeans slacks pants trousers denims pantaloons britches blue jeans sweatpants bell-bottoms cords cargo pants baggies leggin hose legging pantsuit knickerbockers breech pants suit bloomers knee breeches
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corduroy

noun

verb

Example Sentences

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Kids Definition

noun

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