grog·ram

(grŏg′rəm, grō′grəm)

A coarse, often stiffened fabric made of silk, mohair, wool, or a blend of them.

[Alteration of French gros grain, coarse texture; see grosgrain.]

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grogram

(ˈɡrɒɡrəm)

(Textiles) a coarse fabric of silk, wool, or silk mixed with wool or mohair, often stiffened with gum, formerly used for clothing

[C16: from French gros grain coarse grain; see grosgrain]

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grog•ram

(ˈgrɒg rəm)

n.

a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool.

[1555–65; < Middle French gros grain. See grosgrain]

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grogram - a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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Irwine before Bessy came up, "an excellent grogram gown and a piece of flannel."

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