English Explanatory Dictionary

grosgrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grosgrain.wav

Word forms

grosgrain grosgrains

Etymology

Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”). Doublet of grogram, which was borrowed earlier.

Derived words

grosgrained
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary