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corduroy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cord |
| Type of | material, fabric, textile, cloth |
| Has types | wide wale, narrow wale, bedford cord |
Examples of corduroy
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Let's start with his voice, as rough, crevassed and soft as broken-in corduroy.
From the ocregister.com
For petites, Alfred Dunner makes a corduroy pant with a full-elastic waistband.
From the orlandosentinel.com
People clap as David Lawley-Wakelin, dressed in a black corduroy jacket, appears.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mr. D'Arcy smelled of cologne and looked pleasantly stuffed-taxidermy in corduroy.
From the theatlantic.com
Girls coats, shaped at the waist, were often in fine corduroy with a matching hat.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Other materials include always practical corduroy, soft leather, velvet, and silk.
From the time.com
Outerwear pieces included corduroy peacoats, wool hunting jackets and down parkas.
From the latimes.com
Their trousers were of brown corduroy and a glazed-peak cap completed the uniform.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Best worn with relaxed-fit denim or corduroy, heavy hunting boots and thick gloves.
From the online.wsj.com
- Cord: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
- Build (a road) from logs laid side by side
- A road made of logs laid crosswise
- (corduroys) cords: cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
- Corduroy is a textile composed of twisted fibers that, when woven, lie parallel (similar to twill) to one another to form the cloth's distinct pattern, a "cord." Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between the tufts. ...
- Corduroy were a four-piece acid jazz outfit based in London, formed around twins Ben Addison (drums/vocals) and Scott Addison (keyboards/vocals), who were previously in Sire Records act Boys Wonder (Scott had been guitarist with Boys Wonder, while Ben had been the lead vocalist). ...
- Corduroy is a 1968 book written by Don Freeman, and published by Viking Press. It tells the story of a teddy bear named Corduroy, who is bought in a department store by a girl named Lisa. Don Freeman wrote a sequel, A Pocket for Corduroy in 1978.
- "Corduroy" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the eighth track on the band's third studio album, Vitalogy (1994). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it was primarily written by vocalist Eddie Vedder. ...
- Corduroy is a 1997 animated TV series based on Don Freeman's 1968 children's book Corduroy. The show was shown on PBS Kids' Bookworm Bunch until it was cancelled along with Elliot Moose. The show was set in Jamaica. It was directed by Louis Piche and Larry Jacobs. ...
