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grosgrain

Pronunciation:  'grow`greyn

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 Definition: [n]  a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
 
 See Also: cloth, fabric, material, textile

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gros"grain`\, a. [F. Cf. {Grogram}.]
Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread
running crosswise.

 

 

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