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Cordovan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.

adj. oxblood (the color)

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Spanish leather. See cordwain.

n. Leather made from horse-hide.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

Word Usage

"Me, I'm trying to decide if I should pack the cordovan mary janes OR the black chinese style slippers, and if I can get away with leaving behind any of: hiking boots, running shoes, Tevas, climbing shoes, goth boots (which count as athletic footwear ... * g*) ..."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

leather

Cross Reference

cordovan embroidery

Variant

cordwain

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cordwain

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

crepe-soled thick-soled calfskin kidskin Prunella