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Cordovan

02323 Cor"do*van (k?r"d?-v?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.

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Cordillera

02323 Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. note &hand; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. /note