Cordovan is a rich shade of burgundy and a dark shade of rose. Shod with black cordovan shoes and white silk stockings. Shell cordovan (or cordovan) is a type of leather commonly used in high-end shoemaking. The origin of the word "cordwainer" is shoemaker (from working with cordovan leather for shoes). The imported Cordovan marble fireplace mantles varied in color. Her father was a Cordovan shopkeeper who traded in shoes and drugstore products. Shell cordovan has a unique non-creasing characteristic. Cordovan is a rich medium dark shade of rose. Gertrude Cordovan was a nun of the Order of St Benedict. The first recorded use of "cordovan" as a color name in English was in 1925. On 20 August, while sailing off Cordovan, two sails were spotted in the distance. In 1956, a purchasing group of tire retailers formed Cordovan Associates. A Cordovan custom of the time was for poets to compete in finishing incomplete poems.