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Cordovan
[ kawr-duh-vuhn ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain.
- (lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at Córdoba of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.
adjective
- of Córdoba, Spain.
- (lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.
cordovan
1/ ˈkɔːdəvən /
noun
- a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
Cordovan
2/ ˈkɔːdəvən /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain
adjective
- of or relating to Córdoba, Spain
Word History and Origins
Origin of Cordovan1
Example Sentences
He zipped past the gawking mother and tired travelers and nearly across the elegant cordovan shoe-tips of a tall bearded man.
Cordiwin, i. 318, originally Spanish or Cordovan leather, afterwards commoner leather.
The first room, serving as withdrawing room, was hung with stamped Cordovan leather.
Maimun and his family went into exile with the great majority of the Cordovan congregation.
There was the high backed chair by the table with its covering of Cordovan leather, and he could imagine the father sitting there.
Much of the Cordovan leather is still very fresh in appearance, although several centuries old.
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