grosgrain
noun
gros·grain
ˈgrō-ˌgrān 
: a strong close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon and often with cotton filler compare grogram
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Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The visible red-white grosgrain trim under the hem and at the blazer’s side vent added a wink of sporty polish to the ensemble.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Which turn out to be the Dune grosgrain thong sandals from The Row, and cost a cool $690.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Adrien Brody’s three piece made to measure Thom Browne tuxedo with grosgrain tipping and his insane brooch brought the touch of eccentricity and glam the carpet needed.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The visible red-white grosgrain trim under the hem and at the blazer’s side vent added a wink of sporty polish to the ensemble.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Which turn out to be the Dune grosgrain thong sandals from The Row, and cost a cool $690.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Adrien Brody’s three piece made to measure Thom Browne tuxedo with grosgrain tipping and his insane brooch brought the touch of eccentricity and glam the carpet needed.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Grosgrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grosgrain. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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