Corduroys
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Examples
- They sewed up those corduroys, tight as they were. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- There is a strange unwholesome smell upon the room, like mildewed corduroys, sweet apples wanting air, and rotten books. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She said I had kept the parcel so long in the pockets of my corduroys, that the apple was unpleasantly warm. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the same early morning, I discovered a singular affinity between seeds and corduroys. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Editor: Lorna