Pronounced: oh-lee-A-juh-nuhs, adj
Notes: You may have a bit of a clue as to the meaning of this word
Yesterday’s word
The word grogram is “a course fabric of silk, combined with mohair or wool, and often stiffened with gum”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the French word gros grain (large or coarse grain). Oddly enough, there is another English word for a type of fabric — “grosgrain” (a heavy corded ribbon or cloth of silk or rayon”) — that comes from the same source.
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