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Definition of Grogram

Grogram
Grogram Grog"ram, Grogran Grog"ran, n. [OF. gros-grain, lit., gros-grain, of a coarse texture. See Gross, and Grain a kernel, and cf. Grog.] A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.

Meaning of Grogram from wikipedia

- grogram, silk mohair, gros de Tours or gros de Naples. Grosgrain is both a direct French loan word and a folk corruption of the French word grogram....
- water is attributed to Vernon. He was known for wearing coats made of grogram cloth, earning him the nickname of "Old Grog", which in turn came to mean...
- West Indies on 21 August 1740. Vernon wore a coat of grogram cloth and was nicknamed Old Grogram or Old Grog. The Merriam–Webster Collegiate Dictionary...
- granola, granular, granularity, granulate, granulation, granule, grenade, grogram, grosgrain, ingrain, multigrain, pomegranate grand- grand Latin grandis...
- men's ration of rum to be watered down. He was called "Old Grogram" because he often wore a grogram coat, and the watered rum came to be called grog. Specific...
- became known as grog. Many believe the term was coined in honour of the grogram cloak Admiral Vernon wore in rough weather. The Royal Navy continued to...
- 1740 by Admiral Edward Vernon (known as Old Grog, because of his habitual grogram cloak). The ration was also split into two servings, one between 10 am...
- granular, granularity, granulate, granulation, granule, grenade, grenadier, grogram, grosgrain, ingrain, multigrain, pomegranate †granulum granul- grātus •...
- Wright as Miss. Mitcham Hannah Jones as Mrs. Didsome Una O'Connor as Mrs. Grogram Alfred Hitch**** as man, with a female companion, walking along the street...
- gauze-like fabric, po****r for white wedding dresses and decorations. grogram Grogram is a co**** fabric of silk mixed with wool or with mohair and often...