Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cordovan \Cor"do*van\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v>acr/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.

Source : WordNet®

cordovan
     n : a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain