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Definition of Cordovan
1. Noun. A fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain.
Definition of Cordovan
1. n. Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
Definition of Cordovan
1. Noun. a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide. ¹
2. Adjective. oxblood (the color) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cordovan
1. a fine leather [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordovan
Literary usage of Cordovan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Brief Account of the Military Orders in Spain by Georgiana Goddard King (1921)
"Old vestments of cordovan workmanship dad) and confederation with the Master of
Santiago for mutual support. A chasuble of cramoisy taffetas, ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"... A cordovan HOUSEWIFE. BY JUAN VALERA. (Translated for this work by Ellen Watson.
... cordovan ..."
3. History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain by William Hickling Prescott (1866)
"Conquest of Spain by the Arabs—cordovan Empire—High Civilisation ami Prosperity—Its
Dismemberment—Kingdom of Granada—Luxurious and Chivalrous ..."
4. Spanish Vistas by George Parsons Lathrop (1883)
"cordovan PILGRIMS. I. House of Purification, as the great mosque at Cordova was
called, used to be a goal of pilgrimage for the Moors in Spain, ..."
5. A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)
""If my feet/7 says SANCHO, when he is about to quit his government, "are not
adorned with pinked shoes of cordovan leather, they shall not ..."
6. The art of boot and shoemaking by John Bedford Leno (1885)
"cordovan. — Morocco.— Linen.—Elastics.—Machine Shoe Threads. To dwell upon the
advantages of knowing how to choose and buy, would be an unnecessary waste of ..."
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