"greige goods" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹeɪʒ ˈɡʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹɛʒ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹeɪʒ ˈɡʊdz/ [General-American], /ɡɹɛʒ-/ [General-American], /ɡɹeɪ-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʊdz Etymology: From greige (“of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed”) + goods. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|greige|goods|notext=1|t1=of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed|type=endocentric}} greige (“of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed”) + goods Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} greige goods pl (plural only)
  1. (textiles) Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Textiles Synonyms: gray goods, greige, grey goods Translations (clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed): raakakankaat [textiles, manufacturing, business] (Finnish), grège (French), grej [neuter] (Romanian)
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