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corduroy

a. a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs
b. (as modifier): a corduroy coat
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corduroy

[′kȯrd·ə‚rȯi]
(textiles)
Cotton, rayon, or other fabric with a cut-pile surface of wales; may be either plain or twill weave.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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