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(lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at Córdoba of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.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.
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The Cordovan boys have asked a pretty girl and her novelist fiance up for a houseparty.
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
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
Shoes of Cordovan leather were there also, spices, and sweetmeats, herbs and cakes.
From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise
Grandeur an' wealth—up stairs and down stairs—silks-an' satins—an inside car—bracelets, earrings, and Spanish boots, made of Morroccy leather, tanned at Cordovan.
From The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
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