Associations to the word «Grosgrain»

Wiktionary

GROSGRAIN, noun. A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
GROSGRAIN, noun. A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
GROSGRAIN, noun. A ribbon made of this fabric.

Dictionary definition

GROSGRAIN, noun. A silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King