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Definition of: corduroy
(kôr′də·roi, kôr′də·roi′) noun
1. A thick, corded or ribbed, durable fabric, usually of cotton.
2. plural Trousers made of corduroy.
3. A corduroy road, or the materials used in construction.
—adjective
1. Made of corduroy, as trousers.
2. Formed from logs laid transversely; a corduroy road.
—v.t. To make into a corduroy road. [<F corde du roi fabric of the king]
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