name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of cord form-of, plural
2. 2
   Corduroys. informal, plural, plural-only
3. 3
   cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of cord form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bondcorduroysdungareespants

Example

More examples

"To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cord + -s.

Etymology 2

Shortening of corduroys

Etymology 3

A variant spelling of Cordes, or an Americanized form of German Kordts.

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