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Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture. Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between them. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric. Corduroy looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other. [1]
Corduroy is a 1968 children's book written and illustrated by Don Freeman, and published by The Viking Press. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
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Corduroy is a woven fabric. Corduroy may also refer to: "Corduroy" (song), a 1994 song by Pearl Jam "Corduroy", a 1990 song by The Wedding Present from the 3 Songs EP and the album Seamonsters; Corduroy (band), a London-based acid jazz band; Corduroy, a PBS animated television show; Corduroy, a children's book by Don Freeman
Several famous English examples mix runes and Roman script, or Old English and Latin, on the same object, including the Franks Casket and St Cuthbert's coffin; in the latter, three of the names of the Four Evangelists are given in Latin written in runes, but "LUKAS" is in Roman script. The coffin is also an example of an object created at the ...
Name Description Refs. Akubra: An Australian brand of bush hat, whose wide-brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian culture, especially in rural areas. [1] Ascot cap: A hard style of hat, usually worn by men, dating back to the 1900s. Sometimes associated with livestock slaughter. [2] Ayam
An American Sign Language (ASL) version of A Pocket for Corduroy was released through Scholastic Corporation/Weston Woods in 2009. This version includes the original story, artwork, voice-over, music and read along captions. [5] The 2000 animated TV series Corduroy was based on A Pocket for Corduroy as well as its predecessor. [6]
Eulophia, commonly known as corduroy orchids, [3] is a genus of about two hundred species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Most Eulophia orchids are terrestrial but some are deciduous while others are evergreen .