Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cordovan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cordovan \Cor"do*van\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v>acr/n), n. [Sp. cordoban,
fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. {Cordwain}.]
Same as {Cordwain}. In England the name is applied to leather
made from horsehide.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cordovan
n : a fine leather originally made in Cordoba Spain
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