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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grograne, Grograme, n. Also: grosgrane, grograine, -graym, -gran, -garing, -gane. [e.m.E. grograme, -grane, -grain, -grayn (1562), also grogane (a 1658), F. gros grain large or coarse grain. Cf. Growgrane n.] Grogram. 1573 Edinb. Test. II. 370 b.
Ane cassak of grograne 1600 Tailors' Acc. Bk. 5 b.
Ȝour goun of Reisellisgrograne 1603 Philotus xxix.
Silk, satyne, damayse or grograine 1601 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 310.
All sorttis of … worsettis, drogettis, grosgranes, etc. 1619 Ib. 390.
Pro confectione omnium generum lie sayis, grograymis, bais [etc.] 1644 Edinb. Test. LXI. 45 b.
Ane peice … grogaring 1645 Ib. 118.
Some Turkis grogrames with some creiping & louping

b. Attrib. with goun, silk, stand, taffatie, worsat.(a) 1580 Treas. Acc. MS. b.
Fyftene elnis of blak grosgrane taffatie de Napillis to be ane cloik and ane goun 1585 Edinb. Test. XIV. 227.
I leue to the said James … the grosgrane blak stand and reid breikis(b) 1597 Bk. Rates MS. 5 b.
Grograne braid worsat the stik … xx li. 1599 Tailors Acc. Bk. 12 b.
The ladies burret goun and grograne goun 1631 Edinb. Test. LV. 136 b.
Nyne elles … of grogran taffatie, … four elles of grograne taffatie(c) 1592 Thanes of Cawdor 214.
iiij ellis … fine braid blak grogane taffateis(d) 1624 Edinb. Test. LII. 322.
Thrie ell grograme silk