'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]

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