grosgrain

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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.

Pronunciation

Noun

grosgrain (countable and uncountable, plural grosgrains)

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

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  • “grosgrain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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