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   cor·du·roy

   /ˈkôrdəˌroi/

   noun

   • 1. a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs.
   • ▪ pants made of corduroy.

   Word Origin late 18th century: probably from cord ‘ribbed fabric’ + duroy, denoting a kind of lightweight worsted formerly made in the West of England, of unknown origin.

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