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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
corduroy .
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Corduroy's origins date back to the late 1700s England, not France as is widely believed, says James Pruden, a spokesman for Cotton Inc., a research and promotion nonprofit headquartered in Cary, N.C. The term corduroy is most likely a combination of the words "cord" and the now obsolete "duroy" or "deroy," meaning a woolen garment, he says.
Reading Between the Lines, This Is a Big Date for Corduroy Fans Sarah E. Needleman 2011
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