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English Dictionary: grey	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for grey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grey 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" Synonym(s): grey, gray, greyish, grayish showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" Synonym(s): grey, gray, grey-haired, gray- haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure" Synonym(s): grey, gray intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" Synonym(s): grey, gray n United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) Synonym(s): Grey, Zane Grey Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) Synonym(s): Grey, Lady Jane Grey Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) Synonym(s): Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey" Synonym(s): grey, gray a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black Synonym(s): gray, grayness, grey, greyness clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey" Synonym(s): grey, gray horse of a light gray or whitish color Synonym(s): grey, gray v make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky" [syn: grey, gray] turn grey; "Her hair began to grey" Synonym(s): grey, gray
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel. gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove. These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames. {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite. {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara. {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite. {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite. {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the female mallard. {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon. {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}. {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black grouse. See {Heath grouse}. {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell. {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the Old World and America; as the European species ({M. capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M. Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}. {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits arctic America. {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}. {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See {Snapper}. {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage. {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grey \Grey\, a. See {Gray} (the correct orthography).