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grogram

grog·ram

UK/ˈɡɹɒɡɹəm/ US/ˈɡɹɑɡɹəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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.

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