Hypertext Webster Gateway: "corduroy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]*roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]*roi"),
n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in
ridges.
2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.
{Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side
across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its
rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\, v. t.
To form of logs laid side by side. ``Roads were corduroyed.''
--Gen. W. T. Sherman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corduroy
adj : (of roads) made of logs laid down crosswise; "a corduroy
road" [syn: {corduroy(a)}, {log(a)}]
n 1: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[syn: {cord}]
2: a road made of logs laid crosswise
v : build (a road) from logs laid side by side
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