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The answer CORDUROY has 35 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of corduroy in various dictionaries:
noun - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs
noun - a road made of logs laid crosswise
verb - build (a road) from logs laid side by side
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| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king" |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Park City, UT.) Freshly groomed snow that's grooved is called this, for its resemblance to a certain fabric |
| The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales |
| The name of this ribbed material often used for pants was once thought to come from the French for "king's cord" |
| This ribbed cotton fabric can be wide-wale or pin-wale depending on the width of the ribs |
| This fabric may take its name from the Old French for "cloth of the king" |
| Perhaps from the French for "Cord fit for the King", it was originally woven from silk, not cotton |
| He's the beloved character from children's lit seen here |
| Go wale-watching in this woven fabric with vertical stripes of tufted ribs |
| This cotton fabric with vertical raised ribs comes in wide wale & pinwale varieties |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| A road made of logs laid down crosswise. |
| Made of a fabric with vertical ribs. |
| Made of logs laid down crosswise: a corduroy road. |
| To build (a road) of logs laid down crosswise. |
| Corduroy description |
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| Corduroy is a textile with a distinct pattern, a "cord" or wale. Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between the tufts. Corduroy is, in essence, a ridged form of velvet. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric.The fabric looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other and then stitched together. The word corduroy is from cord and duroy, a coarse woollen cloth made in England in the 18th century. The interpretation of the word as corde du roi (from French, the cord of the King) is a false etymology.As a fabric, corduroy is considered a durable cloth. Corduroy is found in the construction of trousers, jackets and shirts. The width of the cord is commonly referred to as the size of the "wale" (i.e. the number of ridges per inch). The lower the "wale" number, the thicker the width of the wale (e.g., 4-wale is much thicker than 11-wale). Corduroys wale count per inch can va |