Definitions for cordwainer
ˈkɔrd weɪ nərcord·wain·er

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cordwainernoun

   a shoemaker

2. cordwainernoun

   a worker in cordwain, a leather from Córdoba.

3. cordwainernoun

   a member of the Cordwainers livery company

4. Etymology: from cordovan, Córdova a Spanish town.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cordwainernoun

   Etymology: Uncertain whether from Cordovan, Spanish leather, or from cord, of which shoes were formerly made, and are now used in the Spanish West Indies. Trevoux.

   A shoemaker.

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1. Cordwainer

   A cordwainer () is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes. This usage distinction is not universally observed, as the word cobbler is widely used for tradespersons who make or repair shoes.The Oxford English Dictionary says that the word cordwainer is archaic, "still used in the names of guilds, for example, the Cordwainers' Company"; but its definition of cobbler mentions only mending, reflecting the older distinction. Play 14 of the Chester Cycle was presented by the guild of corvisors or corvysors.

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1. Cordwainernoun

   a worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker

2. Etymology: [OE. cordwaner, cordiner, fr. OF. cordoanier, cordouanier, F. cordonnier.]

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1. Cordwainer

   A cordwainer is a shoemaker/cobbler who makes fine soft leather shoes and other luxury footwear articles. The word is derived from "cordwain", or "cordovan", the leather produced in Córdoba, Spain. The term cordwainer was used as early as 1100 in England. Historically, there was a distinction between a cordwainer, who made luxury shoes and boots out of the finest leathers, and a cobbler, who repaired them. This distinction gradually weakened, particularly during the twentieth century, when there was a predominance of shoe retailers who neither made nor repaired shoes. In London, the occupation of cordwainers was historically controlled by the guild of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. There is a ward in the City of London named Cordwainer which is historically where most cordwainers lived and worked. Until 2000, there had been a Cordwainers' Technical College in London. For over a hundred years the college had been recognised as one of the world's leading establishments for training shoemakers and leather workers. The college produced some of the leading fashion designers such as Jimmy Choo and Patrick Cox. Cordwainers' College was absorbed into the London College of Fashion in 2000. The shoe design and accessories departments are still titled "Cordwainer's at London College of Fashion".

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cordwainer

   The old name for a shoemaker, because the leather he worked upon was Cordwain, a corruption of Cordovan, brought from the city of Cordova.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cordwainer in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cordwainer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cordwainer
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cordwainer
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordwainer
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cordwainer
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cordwainer
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=cordwainer