A broad Vandyke collar of point lace; cuffs to correspond; and a scarlet sash-also weighted with golden tags-adorned the upper part of his body; while boots of yellow cordovan leather-with snow-white lawn puffing out at the ample tops-completed the list of his habiliments.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
He put his hand in his pocket, and drew forth a large strongly stitched bag of stout cordovan leather, with a couple of strings to match, and presented it to me.
"The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart"
Adelbert von Chamisso Wilhelm Hauff
I know not what could have possessed the great cordovan poet to call thee 'holy gift ungratefully received.
"The History of Don Quixote, Vol. II., Part 31"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra