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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Growgrane, -graine, -gram(e, n. Also: growgayne, grougrane, -graine, -grene; grew-, grwgrane, grewgren. [Var. of Grograne, perhaps influenced by MFlem. grouvegrain.] Grogram.(a) 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII. 39 b.
Ane goun of blak growgrane the foirlappis furrit with buge 1584 Sat. P. xlv. 1028.
Ane deligate goun … , Growgraine of silk, bot it is gray 1588 St. A. Test. II. 95 b.
Ten elms singill growgrane 1603 Dundee B. Laws 536.
The making of claith, fustians, stemyngs. growgraynes and all vther kynd of stuffis 1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 226 b.
Ane steik black singill growgrane at ix li. x s. 1610 Ib. XLVI. 178.
The best soirt of Reissillis growgrane(b) 1592 Edinb. Test. XXV. 16 b.
Nyne elnes of Iprous grougrane at ij merkes the elne 1597 Bk. Rates 12 b.
Worset callit reid grougrene 1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 222 b.
xij ellis grougraine of silk at xlv s. the ell(c) 1580 Coll. Aberd. & B. 391.
Ane foir courting with ane boutgane of blak growgrame 1587 Acts III. 507/2.
Seargis, growgrams, fusteanis, bombesies [etc.] 1596 Misc. Bann. C. II. 218.
Ane steik of growgrame of silk 1616 Thanes of Cawdor 239.
Reid and blew growgrame(d) 1598 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 99.
Half a stik of Russellis grew-gren 1603 Glasgow Weavers 86.
The making of claith, fustiannis, stemmynges, grewgranis and all uther kynd of stuffis

b. Attrib. with taffetie, wirsett. 1569 Soc. Ant. VI. 52.
Growgrane versettis to be cannonnis to their hois 1591 Fam. Rose 281.
Ane doublett of growgrane wirsett 1596 Fraser P. 227.
Ane … cluik of blak lynit doun the lappis with grwgrane taffetie 1638 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 26.
Ane doublet … of blak growgrane taffitie