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Definition of Cordwain
1. n. A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like.
Definition of Cordwain
1. Noun. a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cordwain
1. cordovan [n -S] - See also: cordovan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordwain
Literary usage of Cordwain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"... with " cordwain and basil" as liable to a charge of one penny the dozen, but "
this custom is only to be taken for wares that come from beyond the sea. ..."
2. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Lynn (Mass, Lynn (Mass.), Lynn, Mass (1906)
"John and Hannah, and Jonathan Phillips, jr., cordwain- er, s. Gideon and Rebekah,
2o: 9 m : 1792. с. R. 1. Nathan, and Catharine Silsbee, Aug. 9, 1840. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A worker in cordwain or cordovan leather ; hence, a worker in leather of any ...
[< cordwain + -cry.'] The occupation of working in leather; specifically, ..."
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