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cor·do·van

(kôr′də-vən)

A fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide.

[Spanish cordován, from Córdova, Córdoba, Spain.]

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cordovan

(ˈkɔːdəvən)

(Tanning) a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned

[C16: from Spanish cordobán (n), from cordobán (adj) of Córdoba¹]

Cordovan

(ˈkɔːdəvən)

(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Córdoba, Spain

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Cor•do•van

(ˈkɔr də vən)

n.

1. a native or resident of Córdoba, Spain.

2. (l.c.) a soft, smooth, nonporous leather orig. made at Córdoba of goatskin, now often made of split horsehide.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to Córdoba, Spain.

4. (l.c.) designating or made of cordovan.

[1585–95]

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cordovan - a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

Translations

Korduan

cordovano

Cordovan

[ˈkɔːdəvən]

A. ADJ → cordobés

B. N → cordobés/esa m/f; (= leather) → cordobán m

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When she removed the cordovan leather from the grand piano and ventured to play a few notes on it, it sounded with a mournful sadness, startling the dismal echoes of the house.

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