Corduroyisawordthatcanbeusedasanoun,atransitiveverboranadjective.Thebasisforthewordis"cord"whichisareferencetotwistedfibersthatwhenwovenlayparallel(similartotwill)tooneandotherformthecorduroypattern.ModernCorduroyismostcommonlycomposedoftuftedcords,sometimesexhibitingachannel(baretothetobasefabric)betweenthetufts.
Asafabric,corduroyisconsideredadurablecloth.Socially,theclothesmadefromcorduroyareconsideredcasual,andareusuallyfavoredincolderclimatesduringseasonalperiods.Corduroyismostcommonlyfoundintheconstructionofpantsortrousers.Thematerialisalsousedintheconstructionof(sport)jacketsandshirts.Thewidthofthecordiscommonlyreferredtoas搘ale?thesizeofthewale.Thewidthofthe搘ale?makessomeusesmorecommonthanothers.Wide搘ale?ismorecommonlyfoundonpants;medium,narrowandfine搘ale?fabricsareusuallyfoundingarmentsusedabovethewaist.
ThefollowingdefinitionofCorduroyisnotrelevanttothefashionorclothingindustry.However,wewilllistitherejustincaseyouareinterested...
orduroyroadisatypeofroadmadebyplacinglogsperpendiculartothedirectionoftheroadoveraloworswampyarea.Theresultisanimprovementoverimpassablemudondirtroads,yetisabumpyrideinthebestofconditionsandahazardtohorsesduetolooselogsthatcanrollandshift.(Compareplankroad,whichuseshewnboardsinsteadoflogs,resultinginasmootherandsafersurface.)
Inaslangapplication,orduroyRoad?canalsoapplytoaroadinillrepair,havingmanyholes,discernibleruts,orsurfaceswellingsandoneonwhichtravelisunpleasant,orcapableofharmingthevehicleonwhichitistravelling.