English Explanatory Dictionary

grogram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of silk, and mohair or wool.
  2. A garment made from this fabric.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɒɡɹəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grogram.wav /ˈɡɹɑɡɹəm/

Word forms

grogram grograms grogran

Etymology

Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”)). The word is a doublet of grosgrain which was borrowed later.

Derived words

grog
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