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Grosgrain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A closely woven silk or rayon fabric with narrow horizontal ribs.

n. A ribbon made of this fabric.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.

n. A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.

n. A ribbon made of this fabric.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A stout corded silk stuff, not very lustrous, and one of the most durable of silk fabrics.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

Word Usage

"a century, no girl of Virginia's class had married in Dinwiddie without the crowning benediction of a black silk gown, and ever since the announcement of Virginia's betrothal her mother had cramped her small economies in order that she might buy "grosgrain" of the best quality."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cloth fabric material textile

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