grosgrain
Plural: grosgrains
Noun
- a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French gros-grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from gros (“coarse”) + grain (“grain”). Doublet of grogram, which was borrowed earlier.
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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