gray goods


plural noun
  1. a woven fabric as it comes from the loom and before it has been submitted to the finishing process.

Origin of gray goods

1
First recorded in 1950–55

Words Nearby gray goods

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How to use gray goods in a sentence

  • Above all, a comfortable dress of some gray goods, which fitted me pretty well.

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