grosgrain

See also: gros-grain

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/

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.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: canneté m
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• Japanese: グログラン (guroguran)

Further reading

• “grosgrain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.