- plural of corduroy.
corduroys
Britishplural noun
Explanation
Corduroys are a kind of pants or trousers made from a soft, ridged fabric called corduroy. When jeans seem a little bit too casual, you might decide to wear your orange corduroys instead. Corduroys are often cut exactly like jeans, the only difference being in the cloth from which they're made — corduroy instead of denim. Both fabrics are traditionally woven from cotton, but corduroy's twisted fibers, or cords, form a ridged, raised pattern you can feel with your fingertips. It's commonly said the word comes from the French corde du roi, "cord of the king," though experts aren't convinced of this source.
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He tucked a newsletter from the Carmel Residents Assn. into the back pocket of his corduroys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
There’s a pair of skinny corduroys for $120, a leather bomber jacket for $175 and a body hugger of a midi dress for $99.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
A similar remark was made when Jeffries evaluated a pair of women corduroys which he deemed were too masculine.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022
If her mother, my grandmother, wanted to take her shopping at Ann Taylor or Eileen Fisher, she probably said no, she was cool with her corduroys.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Without the translation, the vuvv’s ode, its scratchy iambs and dactyls, sound like someone walking forcefully in corduroys.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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