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Meaning of "cordwain" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORDWAIN

Cordewan, from Old French cordoan, from Old Spanish cordovanCordovan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CORDWAIN

ˈkɔːdˌweɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORDWAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cordwain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORDWAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leather

Leather is a durable and flexible material created by the tanning of animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced through manufacturing processes ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry. Leather is used for various purposes including clothing, bookbinding, leather wallpaper, and as a furniture covering. It is produced in a wide variety of types and styles and is decorated by a wide range of techniques.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORDWAIN

atwain · Bahrain · brain · campaign · chain · contain · domain · explain · gain · Haywain · jane · lain · lane · queyn · swain · Sweyn · twain · wain · wane · Wayne

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORDWAIN

cordless · cordless telephone · cordlike · cordocenteses · cordocentesis · cordon · cordon bleu · cordon sanitaire · cordonnet · cordotomy · Cordova · cordovan · cords · corduroy · corduroy road · corduroys · cordwainer · cordwainery · cordwood · cordyline

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORDWAIN

again · ain · boatswain · Britain · captain · certain · cockswain · coxswain · in the main · in the public domain · maintain · mountain · obtain · pain · plain · rain · remain · Spain · terrain · train

Synonyms and antonyms of cordwain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cordwain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORDWAIN

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The translations of cordwain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cordwain» in English.
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORDWAIN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cordwain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORDWAIN»

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The Novelist's Magazine
My lord,' returned Mr. Cordwain, ' I am no scholar, I don't understand * hard words ; I have had learning * enough to (crape a few thousands to- * gerher, and that is sufficient for me. « Your lordship's son may be a libertine * for what I can tell, ...
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale
Sure, Mr. Cordwain," interrupted - his lordship, with a sterneraccent, ' you ' do not imagine my son capable osact' ing so dishonourably! His principles, _' Mr. Cordwain ' t Nay, nay, my lord,' resumed the citizen, * I have nothing to say against ...
Samuel Johnson, 1787
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Euphemia
My lord,' returned -Mr. Cordwain, ' I am no scholar, l don't understand ' hard words ; I have had lenmiug ' enough'to scrape a. few thousands to' gether, and that is sussicient for me. ' Your lordlhip's son may be a lihertine ' for what l can tell, ...
Charlotte Lennox, 1787
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Henrietta: Embellished with superb engravings
My son,' said the peer, ' may have had some youthful follies; but I am lure Miss Cordwain's beauty and good sense will six his heart.' ' And does your lordship really think my girl a beauty P' said the fond father, his eyes glistening with pleasure.
Charlotte Lennox, 1805
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Women, Work, and Clothes in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Her gentility, rather than any background or experience of service, secures her first position as a lady's maid to the snobbish Miss Cordwain, daughter to a rich citizen. Henrietta is recommended by a mantua-maker, who advises that “miss ...
Chloe Wigston Smith, 2013
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Medieval Clothing and Textiles 8
The material that Manawydan and Pryderi use for their shoes is cordwal, “ Cordovan leather” or “cordwain.” In fact, “cordwainer,” from the French cordonnier , was a common English word for shoemaker, introduced after the Norman conquest in ...
Robin Netherton, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, 2012
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The Chambers Dictionary
See under cord. cordovan kor'dz-vm or (archaic) cordwain kord'wan, n goatskin leather, orig from Cordova (Cordoba) in Spain. — n cord wainer or cord iner ( archaic) a worker in cordovan or cordwain; a shoemaker. — n cord wainery ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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Three Seventeenth-Century Plays on Women and Performance
You've won the prize and justly; so we all Acknowledge it with joy, and offer here Our hatchments up, our sheep-hooks as your due, And scrips of cordwain, and oaten pipe. 145 So all our pastoral ornaments we lay Here at your feet, with ...
Hero Chalmers, Julie Sanders, Sophie Tomlinson, 2006
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Soldier U: Bandit Country
'Ach, there's no hurry,' Early said,and casually propped himself up beside Cordwain but placed his back to the other SAS officer. He was laughing andjoking withthe othermen inthe bar.Cordwain was a little amazed. Hehad always known Early ...
Peter Corrigan, 2013
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The Growth of English Industry and Commerce: During the ...
... mix basil' with cordwain', and calfskin with cowskin, and cut out shoes of basil, of calfskin, and of dogskin and sell the same to knights and other great lords of the land for cordwain and kid: “And that many of the mistery trade with denizens ...
W. Cunningham, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORDWAIN»

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A Go-To Weekend Shoe For Fall 2014
We recommend the Cordwain Rookwood leather sneaker. The L.A.-based shoemaker claims to live and die by the idea of "California Formal. «Esquire, Sep 14»
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