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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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cordovancordovan

Etymology

From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

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