cordwain

English

Etymology

From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

Noun

cordwain (countable and uncountable, plural cordwains)

  1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
    Synonym: cordovan

Derived terms

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