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n. - A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; A road made of logs laid crosswise v. - Build (a road) from logs laid side by side.

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  • Like if I hate corduroy, that is my business, not his.
  • They were called corduroy roads, and was the first effort at road improvement.
  • The lurching departure of the Dante demons — good, decent demons in corduroy.
  • Mr. D'Arcy smelled of cologne and looked pleasantly stuffed — taxidermy in corduroy.
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