Definition of GROSGRAIN

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

grosgrain is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
grosgrain is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grosgrain is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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