grosgrain

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”). Doublet of grogram, which was borrowed earlier. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʊɡɹeɪn/ === Noun === grosgrain (countable and uncountable, plural grosgrains) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “grosgrain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.