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grogram
[ grog-ruhm ]
noun
- a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool, formerly in use.
grogram
/ ˈɡrɒɡrəm /
noun
- a coarse fabric of silk, wool, or silk mixed with wool or mohair, often stiffened with gum, formerly used for clothing
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of grogram1
Example Sentences
Madam from the vicarage, in her grogram, learned in syrups, salves, and possets?
Time had stiffened, not softened, both her grogram and her prejudices.
In ‘grogram’ we are entirely to seek for the derivation; but in ‘grogran’ or ‘grograin’, as earlier it was spelt, one could scarcely miss ‘grosgrain’, the stuff of a coarse grain or woof.
The admiral at that time wore a grogram coat, for which reason they nicknamed him "Old Grog," &c.
The admiral, at that time, wore a grogram coat, for which reason they nick-named himPg 104 "Old Grog," hence, by degrees, the mixed liquor he introduced universally obtained the name of "Grog."
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