Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.

A silk cloth with a pronounced ribbed surface.

A closely woven silk or rayon fabric with continuous narrow horizontal ribs, or a ribbon made of this fabric.

(grow´grain) Grosgrain is a tightly woven, firm, warp-faced fabric with heavy, round filling ribs created by a high-warp count and coarse filling yarns. Grosgrain can be woven as a narrow-ribbon or a fullwidth fabric.

a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

A style of closely woven silk or rayon fabric with narrow horizontal ribs. A number of Jane Boatman Geller's invitation and announcements are either grosgrain or have a grosgrain ribbon as an option.

A heavy fabric with prominent ribs, grosgrain has a dressy appearance and is used in ribbons, vestments and ceremonial cloths.

Ribbed or rep silk produced by weaving heavier filler threads so that they are covered with close, fine warps. Used for ribbons and draperies.

Fabric or ribbon made with heavy horizontal ribs, most often seen as ribbon. ()

A strong, close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon.

A plain-weave fabric with a rib in the weft direction, the rib being more pronounced than in a taffeta.

A cloth of about 180 g/sq. metre in which the rounded rib runs in the weft direction and is more pronounced than that in a taffeta or poult. The warp consists of closely woven continuous filament yarns. Rather coarse yarn is used in the weft.

a firm, tightly woven fabric with a heavy, pronounced, crosswise rib. Used for neckties, millinery, trim . The term often describes ribbon but may be a full width fabric as well.