cordwain
cordwain · cordwains
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehideA kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
Origin
From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.
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Forms
plural: cordwainsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcordwainer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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