Noun
A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCordwain and Cuir de Cordoue Fragment of Cuir de Cordoue Cordwain, once a synonym of cordovan (through Old French cordewan) meaning "from Córdoba " describes a certain kind of fine leather, originally from Córdoba. Source: Internet