grosgrain

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/
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Noun[edit]

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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Further reading[edit]

  • grosgrain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.