cords, corduroys
(noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corduroys pl (plural only)
Pants (i.e. trousers) made from corduroy.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"du*roy` (kr"d-roi` or kr"d-roi"), n. Etym: [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.
2. pl.
Definition: Trousers or breeches of corduroy. Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]
Cor"du*roy`, v. t.
Definition: To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed." Gemn. W.T. Sherman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
