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Grogram

noun
1.
A coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum.





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"Grogram" Quotes from Famous Books



... the hot face and untidy hair, came next. "Well, girls," she said, "as you are all served, I don't see why I'm to be left out. Perhaps, Miss Grogram"—she was an old maid, you see— "perhaps, Miss Grogram, you could get me as much as would ...
— The Relics of General Chasse • Anthony Trollope
... goat's hair, or a glossy silk stuff; probably the latter is intended in the text. Gorvoran or gorgoran is a sort of silk grogram. ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVI, 1609 • H.E. Blair
... clear, till Admiral Vernon ordered those under his command to mix it with water. The innovation gave great offence to the sailors, and for a time rendered the commander very unpopular among them. The admiral at that time wore a grogram coat, for which reason they nicknamed him "Old Grog," &c. Hence, by degrees, the mixed liquor he constrained them to drink universally obtained among ...
— The Jest Book - The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings • Mark Lemon
... classes. If we turn back a page or two of history, and look at the failure of the sumptuary laws in England, we find the wives of London tradesmen, who were not permitted to wear velvet in public, lining their grogram gowns with this costly fabric, for the mere pleasure of possession, for the meaningless—and most unreasonable—joy of expenditure. And when Queen Elizabeth, who considered extravagance in dress to be a royal prerogative, attempted to coerce the ladies of her ...
— Americans and Others • Agnes Repplier


Words linked to "Grogram" :   fabric, cloth, material, textile


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