corduroy
To make by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etcTo make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.
» Tom often wears corduroys.
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1 sensesTo make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.
- build (a road) from logs laid side by side
Examples
7 sentencesTom often wears corduroys.
I often wear corduroys.
I don't often wear corduroys.
ruЯ нечасто ношу вельветовые брюки. — marafon
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. — gabriel85
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
corduroys, corduroying, corduroyed, corduroyed| Base form | corduroy · to corduroy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | corduroys |
| Present participle | corduroying |
| Past simple | corduroyed |
| Past participle | corduroyed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.