corduroys

/ˈkɔrdərɔɪz/

/ˈkɔdərɔɪz/

Corduroys are a kind of pants or trousers made from a soft, ridged fabric called corduroy. When jeans seem a little bit too casual, you might decide to wear your orange corduroys instead.

Corduroys are often cut exactly like jeans, the only difference being in the cloth from which they're made — corduroy instead of denim. Both fabrics are traditionally woven from cotton, but corduroy's twisted fibers, or cords, form a ridged, raised pattern you can feel with your fingertips. It's commonly said the word comes from the French corde du roi, "cord of the king," though experts aren't convinced of this source.

Definitions of corduroys

1. noun

   cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
   synonyms: cords

   type of:

   pant, trouser

   (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately