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Webster 1913 Edition
Corduroy
Cor′du-royˊ
(kôr′dū̍-roiˊ or kôrˊdū̍-roi′)
, Noun.
[Prob. for F.
corde du roi
king’s cord.] 1.
A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.
2.
pl.
Trousers or breeches of corduroy.
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.]
Cor′du-royˊ
,Verb.
T.
To form of logs laid side by side.
“Roads were corduroyed.” Gen. W. T. Sherman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Corduroy
CORDUROY
,Noun.