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Grosgrain is an English word with synonyms like fabric or cloth. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Grosgrain in a sentence

Grosgrain meaning

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

Synonyms of Grosgrain

fabric cloth material textile

Related words

Other words often associated with Grosgrain or its synonyms:

artefact artifact physical bodily worldly reincarnate real corporate structure corporeal bodied incarnate

Using Grosgrain

  • The main meaning on this page is: A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs. | A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs. | A ribbon made of this fabric.
  • Useful related words include: fabric, cloth, material, textile.

Context around Grosgrain

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

features 1×

Often after:

trim 1× ribbons 1× bows 1×

Sentence patterns with Grosgrain

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

decorated with grosgrain bows 1× hundreds of grosgrain ribbons that 1× which features grosgrain trim on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

footwear the most 1× happel and a 1× rag bone has 1×

Common sentence endings:

and notched lapels 1× to free handouts 1× with grosgrain bows 1×

Words around Grosgrain

Just before it in the word index:

grosel 5 groseilliers 2 groseclose 2 grose 12 grosberg 3 grosbeaks 5

Just after it in the word index:

groshek 3 groshong 2 grosicki 2 grosjean 31 groskopf 2 grosmont 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Grosgrain

  • In this selection, "grosgrain" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, features, trim, ribbons and bows stand out and add context to how "grosgrain" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include decorated with grosgrain bows and hundreds of grosgrain ribbons that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grosgrain" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grosgrain

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Happel and a small group of volunteer made hundreds of grosgrain ribbons that they pinned to free handouts. (18 words)

Footwear The most formal and traditional shoes are patent leather opera pumps ( court shoes ) decorated with grosgrain bows. (18 words)

Rag & Bone has your business on top, pajamas on bottom Zoom outfit covered with this tailored black blazer, which features Grosgrain trim on the back and notched lapels. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Rag & Bone has your business on top, pajamas on bottom Zoom outfit covered with this tailored black blazer, which features Grosgrain trim on the back and notched lapels. (28 words)

Happel and a small group of volunteer made hundreds of grosgrain ribbons that they pinned to free handouts. (18 words)

Footwear The most formal and traditional shoes are patent leather opera pumps ( court shoes ) decorated with grosgrain bows. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

Rag & Bone has your business on top, pajamas on bottom Zoom outfit covered with this tailored black blazer, which features Grosgrain trim on the back and notched lapels.

Happel and a small group of volunteer made hundreds of grosgrain ribbons that they pinned to free handouts.

Footwear The most formal and traditional shoes are patent leather opera pumps ( court shoes ) decorated with grosgrain bows.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grosgrain" in a sentence?
An example: "Rag & Bone has your business on top, pajamas on bottom Zoom outfit covered with this tailored black blazer, which features Grosgrain trim on the back and notched lapels." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "grosgrain" from authentic English texts.
What does "grosgrain" mean?
Grosgrain means: A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
What are synonyms of "grosgrain"?
Common synonyms of "grosgrain" include: fabric, cloth, material, textile.
How many example sentences with "grosgrain" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "grosgrain", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.