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grogram

[grog-ruhm] Origin

grog·ram

[grog-ruhm]
noun
a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool, formerly in use.

Origin:
1555–65; < Middle French gros grain. See grosgrain
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Grogram is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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grogram (ˈɡrɒɡrəm)
 
n
a coarse fabric of silk, wool, or silk mixed with wool or mohair, often stiffened with gum, formerly used for clothing
 
[C16: from French gros grain coarse grain; see grosgrain]

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grogram
1562, from M.Fr. gros grain "coarse grain or texture."
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