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Corduroy

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, corduroy means: Cut-pile cloth with raised lengthwise ribs.

In Turkish: fitilli kadife

How it is used

Describe the rib width when selecting corduroy; fine and wide ribs create different effects.

Example sentences

  1. The wide ribs make this corduroy too bulky for the tiny pocket flap.

    Rib size affects the suitability of the cloth for small construction details.

  2. Cut all the corduroy panels in the same pile direction to avoid shade differences.

    Pile direction changes how the surface reflects light.

Common collocations

  • wide-wale corduroy
  • corduroy trousers
  • fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
  • weaveThe pattern in which the lengthwise warp yarns and crosswise weft yarns are interlaced in a woven fabric, such as plain, twill or satin.

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