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grogram

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɒɡɹəm/

The English word “grogram” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of silk, and mohair or wool.
  2. A garment made from this fabric.

Etymology

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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