corduroy
The origin and history of corduroy.
Etymology
Origin is disputed. It probably comes from "cord" plus "duroy," a coarse English fabric from the 1600s — not, as often claimed, from French for "cloth of the king," a phrase that doesn't actually exist in French.
Class of 1600
corduroy first entered the language around 1600. Other words from the same year:
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