corduroy

     

Coruroy is a textile composed of twisted fibers that, when woven, lie parallel (similar to twill) to one another to form the cloth's distinct pattern, a "cord." Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between the tufts. The word "corduroy" can be used as a noun, a transitive verb, or an adjective. Corduroy is, in essence, a ridged form of velvet.

Trivia about corduroy

  • The name of this ribbed material often used for pants was once thought to come from the French for "king's cord"
  • The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales
  • 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
  • This ribbed cotton fabric can be wide-wale or pin-wale depending on the width of the ribs
  • This cotton fabric with vertical raised ribs comes in wide wale & pinwale varieties
  • (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
  • This fabric may take its name from the Old French for "cloth of the king"
  • Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king"

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