corduroy
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribsA heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
» Tom often wears corduroys.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
Cord, Schnürlsamt
ру́бчатый вельве́тrúbčatyj velʹvét, вельве́тvelʹvét, кордеро́йkorderój
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
(countable, uncountable)A pattern on snow resulting from the use of a snow groomer to pack snow and improve skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. Corduroy is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride.
(Ireland, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.
Examples
7 sentencesTom often wears corduroys.
I often wear corduroys.
I don't often wear corduroys.
ruЯ нечасто ношу вельветовые брюки.
Do you know the difference between twill and corduroy?
Corduroy is a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs.
ruВельвет - плотная хлопковая ткань с бархатистыми рубчиками.
Translations
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Origin
Origin uncertain. Probably from cord + duroy (“a 17th century coarse fabric made in EnglanOrigin uncertain. Probably from cord + duroy (“a 17th century coarse fabric made in England”). Probably not from French *corde du roi (“cloth of the king”), which is unattested in French, where the term for the corduroy is velours côtelé. Possibly from cordesoy from corde de soie (“rope of silk or silk-like fabric”), named for example in a 1756 advertisement for clothing fabrics; see Wikipedia article, and comparable in language form to the contemporary serg(e)dusoys (“silk serge”), see Serge (fabric).
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Forms
plural: corduroysSynonyms
2 synonyms- a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton:cord
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable