gros de Londres

noun

gros de Lon·​dres

¦grōdə¦lōⁿdr(ᵊ),

-d(rə)

: a lightweight silk or rayon dress fabric with alternating wide and narrow crosswise ribs often of two different colors and often with a glossy finish

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, London gros

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