cordwainer en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English cordewainer, cordewaner, from Anglo-Norman cordewaner, from Old French cordoan (“(leather) of Cordova”). See also cordovan, itself borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.
Meanings
- (archaic, countable) A shoemaker.
- (countable) A worker in cordwain leather.
- (countable, uncountable) A leather from Córdoba.
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(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cordwainer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cordwainers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |