grosgrain
grosgrain · grosgrains
A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribsA silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
/ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
(countable, uncountable)A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
(countable, uncountable)A ribbon made of this fabric.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) +Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”). Doublet of grogram, which was borrowed earlier.
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Forms
plural: grosgrains| Singular | grosgrain |
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| Plural | grosgrains |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgrosgrained
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable