WORD: cordovan
PRONUNCIATION: |ˈkôrdəvən|
DEFINITION: a soft leather traditionally made of goatskin, but now more commonly made of horsehide, originally made in Cordoba, Spain. Also, the dark reddish color of this leather.
ORIGIN: Spanish
PART OF SPEECH: noun
SENTENCE: The book was bound in fine cordovan.
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