Definition of cordovan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
capitalized
: of or relating to Córdoba and especially Córdoba, Spain
2
: made of cordovan leather
cordovan
nounDefinition of cordovan (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a soft fine-grained colored leather
2
: dense nonporous leather tanned from the inner layer of horsehide
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The first known use of cordovan was in 1591
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