Plate No. 172fabric
- First documented
- 1500s
- Origin
- France, France
- Fiber
- silk, mohair
- Weave
- coarse corded plain weave, often gummed
- Family
- plain
Plate No. 172 · fabric
Grogram
Grogram is a coarse, stiff cloth of silk, mohair, or a mix of both, often gummed to hold its body. The name comes from the French gros grain, large grain, for the heavy corded texture of its weave. It was a common cloth of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for cloaks and gowns, sometimes stiffened further with gum so it would stand away from the body. The same root survives in grosgrain, the corded ribbon that is grogram's closest living descendant.
Named for
From the French gros grain, large grain, for the heavy corded texture of the weave; the same phrase, softened, gives grosgrain.
Also known as
grograine
Modern equivalent
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