cordwain
[ kawrd-weyn ]
/ ˈkɔrd weɪn /
noun Archaic.
cordovan leather.
Origin of cordwain
Words nearby cordwain
cordovan,
cords,
corduroy,
corduroy road,
corduroys,
cordwain,
cordwainer,
cordwood,
core,
core barrel,
core city
Example sentences from the Web for cordwain
Cord′wainer, a worker in cordovan or cordwain: a shoemaker; Cord′wainery.
Over the stockings he wore boots of cordwain fastened on the inside, as a protection against damp.
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British Dictionary definitions for cordwain
Word Origin for cordwain
C12
cordewan, from Old French
cordoan, from Old Spanish
cordovan
Cordovan