grandrellen.adj.

Brit.

/ɡranˈdrɛl/, U.S.

/ˌɡrænˈdrɛl/

Forms:

α. 1800s– grandrill.

β. 1800s– grandelle, 1800s– grandrelle.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand adj., drill n.⁵

Etymology: Probably < grand adj. + drill n.⁵, in which case β. forms probably show alteration by association with words in -elle suffix.

A. n.

A mottled yarn which is plied with two different colours of thread; (also) an (esp. cotton) cloth made from a warp of such yarn and a plain-coloured weft, used esp. for making shirts or trousers.

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1805 Aberdeen Jrnl. 9 Oct. (advt.) Grandrills and Striped Nankeens.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 226/1 Grandrills. A dark grey material, made of cotton..and employed for the making of stays; a description of coarse Jean.

1906 Ring Frames §45.1 Another object in making ply yarns is to introduce ornament by the use of colored threads, making what are known as twists, or grandrelles.

1914 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 60 164 I have taken standard samples of Grandrill, Forfar, sheeting, calico, woollens, steeped in 5 and 2 per 1000 strengths [sc. of bleach] for half an hour.

1946 Men's Wear 22 Nov. 69/2 Domestic fabrics are on the brighter side to blend in with ensemble ideas. Typical is a Grandelle, a thread of color and white or two colors, and pastel end-and-ends.

1976 Yarn Revol. (Textile Inst., Manch.) xv. 146 Top-dyed wools can be used both in solid shades and in grandrelles.

1993 J. Hudson Lancs. of One Hundred Years Ago 77/2 The fabrics they produce are recognisable in part under the names of twill sheetings, grandrills, oxfords, zephyrs, domestics, mexicans, regattas, and long-cloths.

2000 Textile Outlook Internat. Jan. 167 Covert, a warp-faced fabric, usually of a twill weave, with a characteristic mottled appearance obtained by the use of a grandrelle.

B. adj.

Of a yarn, twist, or item of clothing: made of grandrelle. Also: relating to grandrelle.

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grandrelle1856

twofold1880

multi-ply1926

multifilament1937

1856 Rep. Paris Universal Exhib.: Pt. I 155 in Parl. Papers XXXVI. i. 1 Many of the warps are of grandrelle twist alone, 72 ends per inch.

?1880 W. Gibson in Great Industr. of Great Brit. III. 213/2 Crapes in worsted union, mixed and grandelle.

1898 Glasgow Herald 2 May 14 General Drapery Goods consisting of—Sheets, Blankets,..Curtains, 16 Doz. Wool, Tweed, Grandrill, and other Shirts.

1908 H. B. Heylin Cotton Weaver's Handbk. 297 Calculate the quantity of each kind of material required to make 90 yards of grandrill shirting cloth from 96 yards of warp.

1924 Pulp & Paper Mag. Canada 10 Jan. 41/2 It is interesting to note that a grandelle yarn is now being produced by twisting together one thread of viscose silk with a thread of acetate silk.

1956 Apparel Arts July 73/2 Grandrelle shirts are expected to gain importance as a fashion item.

1985 H. Barron County of Inverness 213 Working men wore grandrill striped shirts, wheeling or plaiding pants, and brown or white moleskin or heavy Jedburgh tweed trousers.

2013 P. G. Tortora Fairchild Bks. Dict. Textiles 268/1 Grandrelle shirting, a coarse English shirting made with grandrelle yarn in a five-harness warp satin weave.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandrelle
释义	grandrellen.adj. Brit. /ɡranˈdrɛl/, U.S. /ˌɡrænˈdrɛl/ Forms: α. 1800s– grandrill. β. 1800s– grandelle, 1800s– grandrelle. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand adj., drill n.⁵ Etymology: Probably < grand adj. + drill n.⁵, in which case β. forms probably show alteration by association with words in -elle suffix. A. n. A mottled yarn which is plied with two different colours of thread; (also) an (esp. cotton) cloth made from a warp of such yarn and a plain-coloured weft, used esp. for making shirts or trousers. ΚΠ 1805 Aberdeen Jrnl. 9 Oct. (advt.) Grandrills and Striped Nankeens. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 226/1 Grandrills. A dark grey material, made of cotton..and employed for the making of stays; a description of coarse Jean. 1906 Ring Frames §45.1 Another object in making ply yarns is to introduce ornament by the use of colored threads, making what are known as twists, or grandrelles. 1914 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 60 164 I have taken standard samples of Grandrill, Forfar, sheeting, calico, woollens, steeped in 5 and 2 per 1000 strengths [sc. of bleach] for half an hour. 1946 Men's Wear 22 Nov. 69/2 Domestic fabrics are on the brighter side to blend in with ensemble ideas. Typical is a Grandelle, a thread of color and white or two colors, and pastel end-and-ends. 1976 Yarn Revol. (Textile Inst., Manch.) xv. 146 Top-dyed wools can be used both in solid shades and in grandrelles. 1993 J. Hudson Lancs. of One Hundred Years Ago 77/2 The fabrics they produce are recognisable in part under the names of twill sheetings, grandrills, oxfords, zephyrs, domestics, mexicans, regattas, and long-cloths. 2000 Textile Outlook Internat. Jan. 167 Covert, a warp-faced fabric, usually of a twill weave, with a characteristic mottled appearance obtained by the use of a grandrelle. B. adj. Of a yarn, twist, or item of clothing: made of grandrelle. Also: relating to grandrelle. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > multiply grandrelle1856 twofold1880 multi-ply1926 multifilament1937 1856 Rep. Paris Universal Exhib.: Pt. I 155 in Parl. Papers XXXVI. i. 1 Many of the warps are of grandrelle twist alone, 72 ends per inch. ?1880 W. Gibson in Great Industr. of Great Brit. III. 213/2 Crapes in worsted union, mixed and grandelle. 1898 Glasgow Herald 2 May 14 General Drapery Goods consisting of—Sheets, Blankets,..Curtains, 16 Doz. Wool, Tweed, Grandrill, and other Shirts. 1908 H. B. Heylin Cotton Weaver's Handbk. 297 Calculate the quantity of each kind of material required to make 90 yards of grandrill shirting cloth from 96 yards of warp. 1924 Pulp & Paper Mag. Canada 10 Jan. 41/2 It is interesting to note that a grandelle yarn is now being produced by twisting together one thread of viscose silk with a thread of acetate silk. 1956 Apparel Arts July 73/2 Grandrelle shirts are expected to gain importance as a fashion item. 1985 H. Barron County of Inverness 213 Working men wore grandrill striped shirts, wheeling or plaiding pants, and brown or white moleskin or heavy Jedburgh tweed trousers. 2013 P. G. Tortora Fairchild Bks. Dict. Textiles 268/1 Grandrelle shirting, a coarse English shirting made with grandrelle yarn in a five-harness warp satin weave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1805
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