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needlecord

noun

Etymology

From needle + cord.

  1. derived from *ǵʰerH-✻ — “bowels, intestines”
  2. derived from χορδή — “string of gut, the string of a lyre”
  3. derived from chorda
  4. derived from corde
  5. inherited from corde
  6. compounded as needlecord — “needle + cord”

Definitions

  1. A fine corduroy fabric

  2. trousers made of the material

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA