'Corduroy' definitions:
Definition of 'corduroy'
From: WordNet
noun
A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton [syn: cord, corduroy]
noun
A road made of logs laid crosswise
verb
Build (a road) from logs laid side by side
Definition of 'Corduroy'
From: GCIDE
- Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]*roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]*roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
- 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. [1913 Webster]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Corduroy'
From: GCIDE
- Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\, v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed." --Gen. W. T. Sherman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'corduroy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acetate,
- acetate rayon,
- alpaca,
- Aralac,
- arras,
- astrakhan,
- Avisco,
- Axminster,
- baize,
- batik,
- blanketing,
- broadcloth,
- broadloom,
- brocade,
- broken ground,
- broken water,
- bunting,
- calico,
- cambric,
- canaliculate,
- canaliculated,
- canvas,
- carpeting,
- cashmere,
- castor,
- Celanese,
- chamfered,
- channeled,
- cheesecloth,
- chiffon,
- chinchilla,
- chintz,
- chop,
- coating,
- cord,
- corduroy road,
- corduroyed,
- corrugate,
- corrugated,
- corrugation,
- costate,
- cotton,
- crash,
- crepe,
- crepe de chine,
- cretonne,
- crimped,
- crinoline,
- cut,
- Dacron,
- dadoed,
- damask,
- denim,
- doeskin,
- drill,
- drilling,
- drugget,
- duck,
- duffel,
- Dynel,
- engraved,
- felt,
- flannel,
- flannelette,
- fleece,
- fluted,
- foulard,
- frieze,
- furrowed,
- fustian,
- gashed,
- gauze,
- Georgette,
- gingham,
- goffered,
- goose bumps,
- goose pimples,
- gooseflesh,
- gossamer,
- gouged,
- grenadine,
- grogram,
- grooved,
- grosgrain,
- gunny,
- haircloth,
- Harris Tweed,
- herringbone,
- hessian,
- homespun,
- hop sacking,
- horripilation,
- horsehair,
- huck,
- huckaback,
- incised,
- jersey,
- lame,
- Lastex,
- lawn,
- Leatherette,
- linen,
- linoleum,
- linsey-woolsey,
- lisle,
- list,
- loden,
- longcloth,
- lop,
- luster,
- mackinaw,
- mackintosh,
- madras,
- maline,
- manta,
- mantua,
- marquisette,
- mat,
- matting,
- melton,
- messaline,
- mohair,
- moire,
- moleskin,
- mousseline de soie,
- murrey,
- muslin,
- nainsook,
- nankeen,
- near-silk,
- net,
- netting,
- nylon,
- oil silk,
- oilcloth,
- organdy,
- organza,
- Orlon,
- paisley,
- panne,
- panne velvet,
- pepper-and-salt,
- percale,
- pique,
- plaid,
- pleated,
- plush,
- polyester,
- pongee,
- poplin,
- print,
- Qiana,
- quilting,
- rabbeted,
- radium,
- rayon,
- rayon casheen,
- rep,
- Revolite,
- ribbed,
- rifled,
- ripple,
- rough,
- rugging,
- russet,
- rutted,
- rutty,
- sackcloth,
- sacking,
- sailcloth,
- sandpaper,
- sarcenet,
- sateen,
- satin,
- say,
- scored,
- scratched,
- seersucker,
- serge,
- shalloon,
- shantung,
- sharkskin,
- sheers,
- sheeting,
- shoddy,
- shot silk,
- silk,
- slit,
- spun rayon,
- stamin,
- stammel,
- stockinette,
- striated,
- stuff,
- suede,
- sulcate,
- sulcated,
- swansdown,
- tabaret,
- tabby,
- taffeta,
- taffety,
- tapestry,
- tarpaulin,
- tartan,
- terry cloth,
- Terylene,
- tick,
- ticking,
- tricotine,
- troughed,
- tulle,
- tussah,
- tussore,
- tweed,
- twill,
- Ultrasuede,
- veiling,
- Velon,
- velours,
- velure,
- velvet,
- velveteen,
- Vicara,
- voile,
- wash-and-wear fabric,
- washboard,
- watered fabric,
- webbing,
- wool,
- worsted,
- wrinkled