grosgrain

Meaning

Noun

  • A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
  • A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
  • A ribbon made of this fabric.

Origin

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

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