Cordovan
a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain.
(lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at Córdoba of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.
of Córdoba, Spain.
(lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.
Origin of Cordovan
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How to use Cordovan in a sentence
He zipped past the gawking mother and tired travelers and nearly across the elegant Cordovan shoe-tips of a tall bearded man.
Cordiwin, i. 318, originally Spanish or Cordovan leather, afterwards commoner leather.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume III (of 3) | Thomas PercyThe first room, serving as withdrawing room, was hung with stamped Cordovan leather.
The Queen of the Savannah | Gustave AimardMaimun and his family went into exile with the great majority of the Cordovan congregation.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThere was the high backed chair by the table with its covering of Cordovan leather, and he could imagine the father sitting there.
A Little Girl in Old Boston | Amanda Millie Douglas
Much of the Cordovan leather is still very fresh in appearance, although several centuries old.
Chats on Household Curios | Fred W. Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for cordovan (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɔːdəvən) /
a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
Origin of cordovan
1British Dictionary definitions for Cordovan (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɔːdəvən) /
a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain
of or relating to Córdoba, Spain
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