cordovan leather

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• Cordovan (color) — For other uses, see Cordovan (disambiguation). Cordovan Color coordinates Hex triplet #893F45 RGBB …   Wikipedia

• cordovan — I. adjective Etymology: Old Spanish cordovano, from Córdova (now Córdoba), Spain Date: 1591 1. capitalized of or relating to Córdoba and especially Córdoba, Spain 2. made of cordovan leather II. noun Date: circa 1625 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cordovan — /ˈkɔdəvən/ (say kawduhvuhn) adjective 1. designating or made of a leather made originally at Cordoba, Spain, first of goatskin tanned and dressed, but later also of split horsehide, etc. –noun 2. cordovan leather …  

• Cordovan — [kôr′də vən] adj. [< Sp cordobán, after CÓRDOBA] 1. of Córdoba 2. [c ] made of cordovan n. 1. a person born or living in Córdoba 2. [c ] a fine grained, colored leather, usually of split horsehide, but orig. made of goatskin at Córdoba, Spain …   English World dictionary

• Cordovan — may refer to: Shell cordovan, an equine leather Cordovan (color), a shade of brown A recessive genetic mutation in honey bees, which changes black body pigment to various shades of brown, the color cordovan appearing in the thorax.[1] ^ Mackensen …   Wikipedia

• cordovan — 1590s, fine Spanish leather, from adj. Cordovan, from Sp. cordovan (modern cordoban), from cordovano (adj.) of Cordova, the Spanish city, former capital of Moorish Spain; a later adoption of the same word that became cordwain (see CORDWAINER (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• Cordovan — Cor do*van (k[^o]r d[ o]*v[a^]n), n. [Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. {Cordwain}.] Same as {Cordwain}. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… …   Wikipedia

• Leather subculture — The leather pride flag, which has become a symbol of BDSM and fetish subcultures …   Wikipedia

• leather — /ledh euhr/, n. 1. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry. 2. an article made of this material. 3. See stirrup… …   Universalium

• leather — n 1. tanned hide or skin, chamois, kid, suede, cordovan, mocha, glove leather; doeskin, deerskin, goatskin, capeskin, lambskin, sheepskin, pigskin, sealskin, shark s skin; snakeskin, alligator, crocodile, lizard; horsehide, buffalo hide, cowhide …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder