Cordovan

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cordovan \Cor"do*van\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v[a^]n), n. [Sp. cordoban,
     fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. {Cordwain}.]
     Same as {Cordwain}. In England the name is applied to leather
     made from horsehide.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cordovan
       n : a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain