gros de tours

Gros de Tours

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Definition of gros de tours words

noun gros de tours a ribbed silk fabric made with a two- or three-ply warp interlaced with organzine and tram filling. 1

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

1790-1800; < French: literally, Tours gross; cf. grosgrain

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