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Grosgrain (/ˈɡroʊɡreɪn/ GROH-grayn, also
sometimes grogram /ˈɡrɒsɡreɪn/ GROS-grayn) is a type of
fabric or
ribbon defined by the fact that its weft is...
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water is
attributed to Vernon. He was
known for
wearing coats made of
grogram (also
spelled grosgrain) cloth,
earning him the
nickname of "Old Grog"...
- 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...
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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
split into two servings, one
between 10 am and noon...
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Wright as Miss
Mitcham Hannah Jones as Mrs.
Didsome Una O'Connor as Mrs.
Grogram Alfred Hitch**** as man
walking with a
female companion in the foreground...
- 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...
- granular, granularity, granulate, granulation, granule, grenade, grenadier,
grogram, grosgrain, ingrain, multigrain,
pomegranate †granulum granul- grātus •...
- of The
Prime Minister, the
former Liberal Attorney General, Sir
Gregory Grogram, is
finally given the position,
which he had
desired for some time. "King...
- gauze-like fabric, po****r for
white wedding dresses and decorations.
grogram Grogram, also
known as grosgrain, is a co****
fabric of silk
mixed with wool...
