Cordovan /(kôr"dō̇*văn)/

Cor·do·van

Cordovan

n.

[Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. Cordwain.]

Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

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