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Cordovan

[ kawr-duh-vuhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of óDz, Spain.
  2. (lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at óDz of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.


adjective

  1. of óDz, Spain.
  2. (lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.

cordovan

1

/ ˈɔːəə /

noun

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

Cordovan

2

/ ˈɔːəə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of óDz, Spain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to óDz, Spain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cordovan1

First recorded in 1585–95; Cordov(a) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cordovan1

C16: from Spanish ǰDzá (n), from ǰDzá (adj) of óDz 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’s 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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