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corduroy a cut filling-pile fabric with lengthwise ridges, or wales, that may vary from fine (pinwale) to wide. Extra filling yarns float over a number of warp yarns that form either a plain-weave or twill-weave ground. After the fabric is woven the floating yarns are cut, and the pile is brushed and singed to produce a clear cord effect. Originally a cotton fabric, it may also be made of man-made fibers such as rayon, polyester, or acrylic. It is used in the manufacture of trousers, coats, and slip covers.

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corduroy n. or corduroy road tree trunks and branches laid across a swamp or marshy area to create a road.

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corduroy XVIII. prob. f. CORD + †duroy, †deroy (XVII) coarse West-of-England woollen stuff, of unkn. orig.

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	Corduroy firms up as output plummets. (fabrics) Magazine article from: WWD; 4/4/1985; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Corduroy production is finally falling in line...supplies, mill executives say. A stronger corduroy market is emerging, they note, as...Mill executive stress that imported corduroy apparel and the loss of corduroy fabric...
	Corduroy firms scrambling as demand shrinks. Magazine article from: WWD; 11/14/1984; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Corduroy is a market under siege. It is undergoing...fashion swing away from jeans and basic corduroy has adversely affected sales. Industry...Crompton Co. -- one of the premier corduroy producers, which halted production...
	Corduroy's on the comeback trail. (shipments of corduroy fabric increase) (Fiber + Fabric Focus) (Column) Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 7/15/1993; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Corduroy is alive and well -- and cooking, just like...New York. An old and once very major fabric, corduroy has taken a beating in recent years from denim and imported corduroy apparel. But 1993 has been a good year for...
	How corduroy got its groove back: new treatments and washes make corduroy the new fashion favorite. (Lifestyle Monitor).(Canadian department store chain's new items) Magazine article from: WWD; 9/5/2002; 700+ words ; ...is looking good and living well, then corduroy, once considered an inexpensive basic...that means a fall season filled with corduroy, at all levels of the market. "In...name would ever put their collection in corduroy; it was inconceivable," says Robert...
	CORDUROY, A KICK IN THE PANTS FOR FALL. Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 9/28/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...specialty store. Corduroys have a look that...crisp autumn days. Corduroy has an appeal that...s captured in corduroys make the pants go...added private label corduroy slacks ($75 retail...wale and wide wale corduroy to complement its...We consider corduroys a basic for fall...
	Corduroy takes up the slack. (sales of men's slacks) Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 3/13/1990; ; 700+ words ; CORDUROY TAKES UP THE SLACK ATLANTA - Corduroy, the fabric that people forgot, is making a strong comeback...Knoxville, Tenn., says his stores didn't have enough corduroy slacks last year. "We'll make a large commitment to it...
	Corduroy fabric market seeing signs of optimism returning. Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 3/13/1985; ; 700+ words ; ...hopeful sign for corduroy jeans. Second, novelty corduroys in lighter weights...schedule in corduroys, he looks for...tail end of the corduroy season. Fred...demand balance in corduroys. There's...Michael Kilkenny, corduroy merchandise...
	Discounters: corduroy casuals emerging as sleeper for fall.(corduroy slacks) Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 11/15/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...SOME STORES NEW YORK -- It's reigning corduroy again in the mass market. The so-called...fashion basics in the bottoms category. Corduroy's comeback happened with surprising...consultant, "This season, we're finding corduroy to be widely popular in all apparel...
	Basic corduroy fabric area remains weak. Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 8/8/1984; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- A surge of imported corduroy apparel and fabric and the continued boom in street...two punch that has staggered the basic domestic corduroy jeans market. U.S. corduroy mill executives and manufacturers contacted by DNR...
	Fashion corduroy hot in young men's, seen growing in main men's areas. (Fiber + Fabric Focus) Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 12/29/1994; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Corduroy, after emerging last year in its new...regular men's wear, including jeans, corduroy sources say. But the important thing is that the stimulation for the cotton corduroy business is coming from the men's wear...