cordwain

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noun

A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.

Similar
cordovan
OriginSpanish Córdoba →
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Meanings

nouncordwain (countable and uncountable, plural cordwains)

plural cordwains

  1. countableuncountableA kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.

    Synonyms: cordovan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.

Similar
cordovan
Also see
cordovan

Origin

  1. SpanishCórdoba
  2. Englishcordwain

From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

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APA

cordwain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordwain

MLA

“cordwain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordwain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordwain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordwain.

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