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Cordovan

[ kawr-duh-vuhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of 颁贸谤诲辞产补, Spain.
  2. (lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at 颁贸谤诲辞产补 of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.


adjective

  1. of 颁贸谤诲辞产补, Spain.
  2. (lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.

cordovan

1

/ 藞办蓴藧诲蓹惫蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cordovan

2

/ 藞办蓴藧诲蓹惫蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of 颁贸谤诲辞产补, Spain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to 颁贸谤诲辞产补, Spain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Cordovan1

First recorded in 1585鈥95; Cordov(a) + -an
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Cordovan1

C16: from Spanish 肠辞谤诲辞产谩苍 (n), from 肠辞谤诲辞产谩苍 (adj) of 颁贸谤诲辞产补 1
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Example Sentences

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Weddings in which the majority of people can avoid a hotel stay or air travel will have fewer guest list disruptions, Cordovan said, but there are also benefits to locally sourcing attire, food and entertainment.

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His suit, she could see, was expensive, fine silver thread running through the wool, and his shoes were, too: cordovan with tassels and smooth leather soles.

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On this day, Drollinger鈥檚 size-17 feet were clad in Allen Edmonds shoes made of black cordovan, a leather that, Drollinger says, more than justifies its high price with outstanding durability.

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A close-cut suit and cordovan lace-ups when appropriate.

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But in this beginning hour, there was only a glittering retinue of officers and gentlemen, a low and decent murmur of conversation, an uncommon restraint among the slim, muscular, seemingly invulnerable men who, slightly titillated by the light that could dazzle off cordovan and the understated correctness of the full dress uniform, seemed to Bull Meecham to represent everything that was right with the United States.

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