grogram

See also: Grogram

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

French gros grain (“coarse grain, a strong fabric”), from Latin grossus (“coarse, rough”) .

Noun

grogram (countable and uncountable, plural grograms)

  1. A strong fabric; a mixture of silk and wool or mohair.
    • 2001, Kikue Yamakawa, ‎Kate Wildman Nakai, Women of the Mito Domain: Recollections of Samurai Family Life:
      They had known nothing of woolen cloth, but now the popularity of obi made of imported grogram spread like wildfire. This popularity produced various stories in its wake.

Derived terms

  • grog (speculatively)
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