| 单词 | corduroy |
| 释义 | corduroy (once / 4652 pages) 1n 2nv Corduroy is a thick fabric with ridges or ribs running along its length. You can use corduroy to make clothing or to upholster furniture. The fabric known as corduroy is most famously used to make the jean-style pants also known as corduroys. The pattern on a piece of corduroy is called a "cord," the ridges that distinguish corduroy from its close relative, velvet. Another kind of corduroy is an often temporary road that's laid with many logs in a row — corduroy roads have been used during wars to bridge swampy areas quickly. WORD FAMILYcorduroy: corduroyed, corduroying, corduroys USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s always a dapper little detail – a bit of corduroy or tweed… Absolutely. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Even the three little pigs know quality matters, but how do you tell uncut corduroy from cotton velvet? Wall Street Journal(Nov 23, 2016) She remembered him wearing bluejeans and a corduroy jacket handed down from Etan’s best friend, who was younger but larger than he. New York Times(Oct 21, 2016) 1 n a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper cord Bedford cord a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing narrow walecorduroy with narrow ribs wide walecorduroy with wide ribs cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 1n a road made of logs laid crosswise Hyper road, route an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation 2v build (a road) from logs laid side by side Hyper build, construct, make make by combining materials and parts |
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