corduroy
/ˈkɔːdərɔɪ/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्डरॉइ
कॉरडरॉय (उभरी धारियों वाला मोटा सूती कपड़ा)
Core word
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[U]
a strong cotton cloth with raised lines on it
कॉरडरॉय (उभरी धारियों वाला मोटा सूती कपड़ा)
- a corduroy jacket
- He wore brown corduroy trousers.
- Corduroy is a warm fabric, so it is popular in winter.
+ 2 more examples
- The sofa was covered in soft green corduroy.
- She bought a pair of corduroy cushions for the sitting room.
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[plural]
trousers made of corduroy
कॉरडरॉय की पतलून
- an old pair of corduroys
- Father wore his old corduroys to the weekend market.
- He wore corduroys and a woollen sweater to the hill station.
+ 2 more examples
- These corduroys have faded after many washes.
- Do you have a pair of corduroys that fit me?
Synonyms cords
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
corduroy (uncountable noun)
As the name of the cloth, corduroy is uncountable: you do not say 'a corduroy' or 'corduroys' for the material itself.
कपड़े के नाम के रूप में 'corduroy' uncountable है; कपड़े के लिए 'a corduroy' या 'corduroys' नहीं कहा जाता।
- The curtains are made of thick green corduroy.
- Corduroy is warm, so many people wear it in winter.
corduroys (plural noun for trousers)
When it means trousers, it is used only in the plural and takes a plural verb. Say 'a pair of corduroys' for one item.
जब इसका अर्थ trousers हो, तब यह केवल plural में आता है और plural verb लेता है; एक के लिए 'a pair of corduroys' कहें।
- His corduroys were worn at the knees.
- She bought a pair of brown corduroys for the hill trip.
corduroy + noun (as a modifier)
Corduroy can stand before another noun to describe what it is made of, without any change of form.
'Corduroy' दूसरे noun से पहले आकर बताता है कि वस्तु किस कपड़े की बनी है; इसका रूप नहीं बदलता।
- The teacher wore a corduroy jacket to the winter assembly.
- I need a corduroy cushion cover for the sofa.
+Collocations 4
corduroy + noun
jackettrouserscushioncurtainscap
- Radhika's father still wears his old corduroy jacket every December.
adjective + corduroy
thicksoftfadedbrownribbed
- The faded corduroy of the armchair felt soft under my hand.
verb + corduroy
wearbuystitchironwash
- You should iron corduroy on the wrong side so that the ridges stay raised.
corduroy + of / in
a pair of corduroysdressed in corduroymade of corduroylined with corduroy
- The old tailor was dressed in corduroy from head to foot.
“More examples 5
- Corduroy is a fabric with soft ridges running down its length.
Corduroy एक ऐसा कपड़ा है जिसकी लंबाई में नरम धारियाँ होती हैं।
- The shopkeeper in Shimla showed us a roll of dark blue corduroy.
शिमला के दुकानदार ने हमें गहरे नीले corduroy का एक थान दिखाया।
- Arjun's corduroys were too warm for the humid weather in Chennai.
चेन्नई के उमस भरे मौसम के लिए अर्जुन की corduroy पतलून बहुत गर्म थी।
- Corduroy lasts for years, but it needs careful washing.
Corduroy वर्षों तक चलता है, पर उसे सावधानी से धोना पड़ता है।
- She stitched a corduroy bag for her library books.
उसने अपनी library की पुस्तकों के लिए corduroy का एक थैला सिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was wearing a corduroys.
✓ He was wearing corduroys.
Corduroys is a plural noun, so it cannot take 'a'. Say 'a pair of corduroys' for one.
'Corduroys' plural noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता; एक के लिए 'a pair of corduroys' कहें।
✗ My corduroy trousers is very old.
✓ My corduroy trousers are very old.
Trousers always takes a plural verb, even when it follows the word corduroy.
'Trousers' के साथ हमेशा plural verb आती है, चाहे उससे पहले 'corduroy' हो।