grogram
/ˈɡrɒɡrəm
/noun [mass noun]
A coarse fabric made of silk, often combined with mohair or wool and stiffened with gum.He was well known for wearing ‘grogram’ a course silk fabric which he apparently had made into a boat cloak and perhaps trousers....
- This move was ordered by Admiral Vernon, who was famous for his grogram cloak - hence the term ‘grog’ for the rum and water mixture, and the consequent sensation of grogginess.
- I give my daughter Sarah 12 yards of black grogram to make her a gown.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French gros grain 'coarse grain' (see also grosgrain).
Rhymes
- functionless
- function room
- function word
- functor
- fund
- funda
- fundal
- fundament
- fundamental
- fundamental frequency
- fundamentalism
- fundamentalist
- fundamentality
- fundamentally
- fundamental note
- fundamental particle
- fundamental tone
- fundamental unit
- fun day
- funded debt
- funder
- fundholder
- fundholding
- fundi
- fundie