grogram

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The Admiral was known as "Old Grog," from his habit of always having his breeches and the linings of his boat- cloaks made of grogram, a species of coarse white poplin (from the French grosgrain).

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  1. noun A coarse, often stiffened fabric made of silk, mohair, wool, or a blend of them.

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  1. Alteration of French gros grain, coarse texture; see grosgrain.

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  1. Formerly grograme, grogeram, grogran, grogeran, grogerane, grograin, grograine; from Old French gros-grain, from gros, coarse, gross, + grain, grain: see gross and grain. Cf. gros-grain.
 

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/ˈgrɑgrəm/
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