Cordovan

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  • noun. A fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Spanish leather. See cordwain.
  • noun. Leather made from horse-hide.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
  • adjective. oxblood (the color)
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
    • Word Usage
    "Me, I'm trying to decide if I should pack the cordovan mary janes OR the black chinese style slippers, and if I can get away with leaving behind any of: hiking boots, running shoes, Tevas, climbing shoes, goth boots (which count as athletic footwear ... * g*) ..."
    cross-reference
    cordovan embroidery  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leather  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Prunella  calfskin  crepe-soled  hand-tooled  house-dress  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cordwain  
    variant
    cordwain  
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