Definitions
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- noun trousers made of corduroy cloth; corduroys.
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- noun informal
Corduroys . - noun Plural form of
cord .
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- noun cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Etymologies
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Examples
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Above the vocal cords, and resembling them in appearance, are two other folds of membrane, called the _false vocal cords_ (B, Fig. 149).
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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They have velcro instead of a zipper, and if you throw in cords or memory cards, they fall out.
Review: The ultimate luxury item for a digital photographer: a $359 camera bag 2010
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In this surgery, extra tissue above the vocal cords is trimmed in the operating room.
Laryngomalacia 2010
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Curled and flowing hair is swept back to a bun tied by plain cords, with locks draped in front of the ear and down the back of the neck.
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He forced them inside the friend's home, and bound them using the electrical cords from a vacuum cleaner and an iron.
Ex-marine gets life for abduction, rape Maria Glod 2010
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I used to wear necklaces — well, not necklaces, more like chains and chokers and thin cords of leather or silk with ren-faire type pewter doodads dangling from them.
…is there something i’m missing? « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007
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“Hibás” or thin cords of wool which the Badawi binds round his legs, I believe to keep off cramp.
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Great for property where being free from electric cords is necessary or if you have a lot of areas to treat on a regular basis but need to move from one point to another as you treat.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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The acinar cells were found to he actively proliferating in cords and clusters forming small lobules in some areas, and were in close association with newly formed functioning ducts.
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Bob's strong young arms grew taut, their sinews like thin cords of steel.
The Shagganappi 1913
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