cordwain

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Definition of cordwain in English English dictionary

a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide

{n} a kind of Spanish lether

A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like

Hyphenation

cord·wain

Synonyms

cordovan

Etymology

() from cordovan, Córdova a Spanish town.