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corde du roi
French · 1700s
"the king's cord"
literally cord of the king, a popular but likely fanciful folk explanation for the ribbed fabric's name
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corduroy
English · 1780s
"a ribbed cotton fabric"
settled as the English word for the ribbed cotton fabric
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