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grosgrain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/ (UK)
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Etymology

Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”). Doublet of grogram, which was borrowed earlier.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
2. (countable, uncountable) A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
3. (countable, uncountable) A ribbon made of this fabric.
   • He was on a leash, I realized. The grosgrain strap was wrapped around her hand. 2022, Ling Ma, “Returning”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

grosgrained

Translations (2)

it canneté (Translations) · ja グログラン (Translations)