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CORDOVAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cordovan mean?
• CORDOVAN (noun)
The noun CORDOVAN has 1 sense:
1. a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
Familiarity information: CORDOVAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cordovan" is a kind of...):
leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
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