Gross or large, from the French; sometimes used in English in phrases like 'gros point' (a needlework technique).
From French 'gros,' meaning big or large, derived from Latin 'grossus.' This French loanword appears in English primarily in specialized textile and fashion contexts.
French fashion and textile vocabulary pervades English—we say 'gros point' not 'big point,' showing how the Norman Conquest and centuries of cultural exchange left French words embedded in English specialized vocabularies.
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