A type of woven or knitted fabric featuring prominent cord or ridge patterns; an archaic or specialized textile term.
Likely derived from 'cord' combined with a suffix related to textile production, though the exact etymology is obscure and may derive from place names or artisan guild terminology from medieval Europe.
This obscure textile term reveals how specialized vocabulary developed in guild systems—weavers had dozens of distinct fabric names that helped them discuss techniques and materials with precision that survives today in fabrics like corduroy!
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