Cordovan

Word CORDOVAN
Character 8
Hyphenation cor do van
Pronunciations /ˈkɔːdəvən/

Definitions and meanings of "Cordovan"

What do we mean by cordovan?

A fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide. noun

Spanish leather. See cordwain. noun

Leather made from horse-hide. noun

Same as cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide. noun

A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide. noun

Oxblood (the color) adjective

A fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain noun

A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.

A shoe made from cordovan leather

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cordovan

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The word "cordovan" in example sentences

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*) ... ❋ Hawkwing_lb (2009)

I have purchased a pair of cordovan Mary Janes, a pair of stompy boots (Doc Martens got cheap: my last pair of gothing boots was bought in1993 and I noticed in Austin that they've sort of started to hurt my feet after four hours of dancing), and a pair of rock climbing approach shoes. ❋ Stillsostrange (2009)

Hillary amid a group of men, her jewel-toned pantsuits vivid in a sea of gray, navy and cordovan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I wish they were an update but not this one on the classic cordovan Weejuns, a shoe I wore constantly from elementary school through high school, but you can't have everything. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A young black man might have to wear a button-down shirt and awkward cordovan shoes to his job at a bank, but in his hours off he could tie on a bandanna, listen to gangsta rap, and affect the style and language of the outsiders he had come to admire. ❋ Greg Donaldson (2010)

A blue shirt, the gold Tiffany cuff links, gray slacks, and that nice pair of cordovan Alden tassel moc loafers. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2010)

I wore cordovan tasseled Weejuns in high school and for some reason my penny loafer of choice was a black Dexter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bunker had never seen their like: apples the shape of a perfect McIntosh (a variety widely planted in Maine only after a calamitous freeze killed more than a million trees in 1934) but colored a lustrous dark cordovan, purple-black with firm, cream-colored flesh. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hand-numbered and -crafted from Horween shell cordovan, the limited-edition 721 LTD boot from Wolverine's 1000 Mile collection offers a timeless silhouette that works with jeans or trousers. $725 at Redeem 1734 14th St. NW, 202-332-7447; visit www.wolverine.com for additional retailers. ❋ Holly E. Thomas (2010)

Color The two colors you must have in your shoe closet are black and cordovan (the brown which is burgundy with a hint of rose). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, right now I'm wearing it with olive knee socks and cordovan penny loafers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Think he could make the Five Fingers in a nice shade of cordovan? ❋ Unknown (2008)

His walking boots were of cordovan leather; his cloak of good Scottish grey, which served to conceal a whinger, or couteau de chasse, that hung at his belt, and was his only offensive weapon, for he carried in his hand but a rod of holly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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