[ noun ] a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain <noun.substance>
Cordovan \Cor"do*van\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v[a^]n), n. [Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. {Cordwain}.] Same as {Cordwain}. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.