Vocabulary : Gros to Grossness
Gros : A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.Grosbeak : One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris.
Groschen : A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth about two cents. It is not included in the new monetary system of the empire.
Grosgrain : Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Gross : Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large. ;; Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate. ;; Not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless. ;; Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure. ;; Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium. ;; Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence. ;; Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net. ;; The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. ;; The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.
