CORDUROYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corduroys mean? 

• CORDUROYS (noun)
  The noun CORDUROYS has 1 sense:

1. cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

  Familiarity information: CORDUROYS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORDUROYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cords; corduroys

Hypernyms ("corduroys" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

There is a strange unwholesome smell upon the room, like mildewed corduroys, sweet apples wanting air, and rotten books.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)