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CORDUROY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
Synonyms:
cord; corduroy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corduroy" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corduroy"):
Bedford cord (a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing)
narrow wale (corduroy with narrow ribs)
wide wale (corduroy with wide ribs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A road made of logs laid crosswise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corduroy" is a kind of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
Derivation:
corduroy (build (a road) from logs laid side by side)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Build (a road) from logs laid side by side
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "corduroy" is one way to...):
build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
corduroy (a road made of logs laid crosswise)
