corduroy(n.)
"厚实的棉织物,表面有绳索或脊状花纹",1774年,可能来自 cord 和过时的17世纪 duroy,这是英国一种粗糙的织物名称,其起源不详。民间词源学认为它来自 *corde du roi “国王的绳索”,但在法语中没有这种说法,该织物的术语为 velours à côtes。自1789年起作为形容词使用。在美国,由于外观相似,被应用于穿过沼泽地的木板路(1780年代)。
CORDUROY ROAD. A road or causeway constructed with logs laid together over swamps or marshy places. When properly finished earth is thrown between them by which the road is made smooth; but in newly settled parts of the United States they are often left uncovered, and hence are extremely rough and bad to pass over with a carriage. Sometimes they extend many miles. They derive their name from their resemblance to a species of ribbed velvet, called corduroy. [Bartlett]
细木板路。一条由木材构成的道路或堤坝,横跨沼泽或湿地。当正确完成时,土壤被填充在木板之间,使道路变得平滑; 但在美国新开垦的地区,它们经常被暴露在外,因此非常崎岖,很难用马车通过。有时它们延伸数英里。它们的名称来自于它们类似于一种有肋绒面料,称为 corduroy。[巴特莱特]
该词起源时间:1774年