Cordovan

American  

[kawr-duh-vuhn] / ˈkɔr də vən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain.

2. (lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at Córdoba of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.

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adjective

1. of Córdoba, Spain.

2. (lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.

Cordovan ¹ British  

/ ˈkɔːdəvən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain

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adjective

1. of or relating to Córdoba, Spain

cordovan ² British  

/ ˈkɔːdəvən /

noun

1. a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned

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Etymology

Origin of Cordovan

First recorded in 1585–95; Cordov(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The Cordovan boys have asked a pretty girl and her novelist fiance up for a houseparty.

From Time Magazine Archive

That he is no great playwright is revealed by the raveled theme of Borderland, a melodrama which takes place in the hunting lodge of two bad brothers named Cordovan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Where the path was not slick with ice, it was gooey with mud, but Bobby's scuffed Cordovan oxfords never faltered.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cordovan leather is hung upon the walls, and the restored sleeping-room is hung with a canopy and separated from the rest of the apartment by a balustrade in bois doré.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

“And look at that,” said the gilt Cordovan leather, with a contemptuous glance at a broad piece of gilded leather spread out on a table.

From The Nürnberg Stove by Kirk, Maria Louise