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cordwain

[ kawrd-weyn ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. cordovan leather.


cordwain

/ ˈkɔːdˌweɪn /

noun

  1. an archaic name for cordovan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cordwain1

1350–1400; Middle English cordewan < Middle French < Spanish cordován Cordovan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cordwain1

C12 cordewan, from Old French cordoan, from Old Spanish cordovan Cordovan
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Example Sentences

Over the stockings he wore boots of cordwain fastened on the inside, as a protection against damp.

Cord′wainer, a worker in cordovan or cordwain: a shoemaker; Cord′wainery.

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