Meanings of wear corduroys in English

Was Michael Collins shot for wearing corduroys in a rural area?

The great majority wore corduroys of a great many varieties of color and states of preservation or dilapidation.

She seemed a little lady; whereas the boy wore corduroys and a battered straw hat, and was a clod.

He wears a shabby topcoat and a cockerty bonnet; otherwise he is in the well- worn corduroys of a railway porter.

I swear he came in wearing corduroys, a plaid shirt, a leather belt, and a pair of suede Hush Puppies.

I dressed as quickly and quietly as possible, pulling on the worn corduroys, baggy sweater, and oversize coat that comprised my entire winter wardrobe.

When I wore corduroys and a T-shirt I was her boy, but when I put on my splendidly draped suits I was a prince.