Corduroy

MFA Acc. #: 98.1766i

Description

A durable cut-pile fabric with ridges parallel to the selvage. Corduroy is usually made of cotton with a plain weave or twill weave foundation. It is used for making pants, skirts, coats, and children's play clothes. The term corduroy originated in 18th century England where it referred to the woolen fabric worn by the king.

Synonyms and Related Terms

corded velveteen; king's cord; corde du roi (Fr.); velours côtelé (Fr.); pana (Esp.); Corduroy (koordfluweel of ripsfluweel) (Ned);

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  MFA Acc. #: 1981.777a-b

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 846

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

• Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corduroy (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)