Corduroy

4 definitions found

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

  Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]*roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]*roi"),
     n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
     1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in
        ridges.
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     2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.
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     {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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\, v. t.
     To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed."
     --Gen. W. T. Sherman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corduroy
       n 1: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
            [syn: {cord}]
       2: a road made of logs laid crosswise
       v : build (a road) from logs laid side by side

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  232 Moby Thesaurus words for "corduroy":
     Aralac, Avisco, Axminster, Celanese, Dacron, Dynel, Georgette,
     Harris Tweed, Lastex, Leatherette, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite,
     Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate rayon,
     alpaca, arras, astrakhan, baize, batik, blanketing, broadcloth,
     broadloom, brocade, broken ground, broken water, bunting, calico,
     cambric, canaliculate, canaliculated, canvas, carpeting, cashmere,
     castor, chamfered, channeled, cheesecloth, chiffon, chinchilla,
     chintz, chop, coating, cord, corduroy road, corduroyed, corrugate,
     corrugated, corrugation, costate, cotton, crash, crepe,
     crepe de chine, cretonne, crimped, crinoline, cut, dadoed, damask,
     denim, doeskin, drill, drilling, drugget, duck, duffel, engraved,
     felt, flannel, flannelette, fleece, fluted, foulard, frieze,
     furrowed, fustian, gashed, gauze, gingham, goffered, goose bumps,
     goose pimples, gooseflesh, gossamer, gouged, grenadine, grogram,
     grooved, grosgrain, gunny, haircloth, herringbone, hessian,
     homespun, hop sacking, horripilation, horsehair, huck, huckaback,
     incised, jersey, lame, lawn, linen, linoleum, linsey-woolsey,
     lisle, list, loden, longcloth, lop, luster, mackinaw, mackintosh,
     madras, maline, manta, mantua, marquisette, mat, matting, melton,
     messaline, mohair, moire, moleskin, mousseline de soie, murrey,
     muslin, nainsook, nankeen, near-silk, net, netting, nylon,
     oil silk, oilcloth, organdy, organza, paisley, panne, panne velvet,
     pepper-and-salt, percale, pique, plaid, pleated, plush, polyester,
     pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rabbeted, radium, rayon,
     rayon casheen, rep, ribbed, rifled, ripple, rough, rugging, russet,
     rutted, rutty, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, sandpaper, sarcenet,
     sateen, satin, say, scored, scratched, seersucker, serge, shalloon,
     shantung, sharkskin, sheers, sheeting, shoddy, shot silk, silk,
     slit, spun rayon, stamin, stammel, stockinette, striated, stuff,
     suede, sulcate, sulcated, swansdown, tabaret, tabby, taffeta,
     taffety, tapestry, tarpaulin, tartan, terry cloth, tick, ticking,
     tricotine, troughed, tulle, tussah, tussore, tweed, twill, veiling,
     velours, velure, velvet, velveteen, voile, wash-and-wear fabric,
     washboard, watered fabric, webbing, wool, worsted, wrinkled