Grey
[greɪ] or [ɡre]
Definition
(noun.) horse of a light gray or whitish color.
(noun.) clothing that is a grey color; 'he was dressed in grey'.
(noun.) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; 'the Confederate army was a vast grey'.
(noun.) Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845).
(noun.) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554).
(noun.) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939).
(verb.) turn grey; 'Her hair began to grey'.
(verb.) make grey; 'The painter decided to grey the sky'.
(adj.) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; 'the little grey cells'; 'gray flannel suit'; 'a man with greyish hair' .
(adj.) intermediate in character or position; 'a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal' .
(adj.) used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); 'a stalwart grey figure' .
(adj.) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; 'whose beard with age is hoar'-Coleridge; 'nodded his hoary head' .
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Definition
(a.) See Gray (the correct orthography).
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Examples
- The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The possession of a grey garment was a third point which, granting the son's statement to be correct, was a certainty. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A cold grey sky threatened rain, and a high wind drove the dust in wild spirals up and down the streets. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favour of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A grey dusty withered evening in London city has not a hopeful aspect. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- What tricks Theodore and I used to play on our Miss Wilsons, and Mrs. Greys, and Madame Jouberts! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It is then scratch-brushed, burnished and, in some patterns, the handle is greyed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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