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CORDUROYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corduroys mean?
• CORDUROYS (noun)
The noun CORDUROYS has 1 sense:
1. cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Familiarity information: CORDUROYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cords; corduroys
Hypernyms ("corduroys" is a kind of...):
pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Context examples
There is a strange unwholesome smell upon the room, like mildewed corduroys, sweet apples wanting air, and rotten books.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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