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Definition of Grosgrain
1. Noun. A silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs.
Definition of Grosgrain
1. a. Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Definition of Grosgrain
1. Noun. A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs. ¹
2. Noun. A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs. ¹
3. Noun. A ribbon made of this fabric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grosgrain
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grosgrain
Literary usage of Grosgrain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textiles and Clothing by Ellen Beers McGowan, Charlotte Augusta Waite, A. (1919)
"grosgrain. A cross ribbed grosgrain with a cotton cord woven in for ...
Satin grosgrain comes in different widths, for tie laces, hat trimming, etc. 3. ..."
2. The Spencer Collection of Modern Book Bindings by Wilberforce Eames, Chester March Cate, Henry Watson Kent (1914)
"With gilt edges, marbled end papers, and lining of red grosgrain silk. ...
With gilt edges and lining of silver-gray grosgrain silk. ..."
3. Clothing: Choice, Care, Cost by Mary Schenck Woolman (1922)
"Silks with much body are found in plush, velvet, grosgrain, ... The filling
threads in grosgrain are often heavily weighted, cheap varieties sometimes ..."
4. Household Arithmetic by Katharine Frances Ball, Miriam E. West (1920)
"yard of grosgrain silk 22 inches wide. % yard of grosgrain silk 22 inches wide.
% yard of satin 27 inches wide. ..."
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