Greige Definition
grā, grāzh
adjective
Grayish-beige.
Webster's New World
Not bleached or dyed; unfinished. Used of textiles.
American Heritage
noun
Unbleached and undyed cloth or yarn.
Webster's New World
A color blending gray and beige.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Greige
Noun
Singular:
greige
Plural:
greigesOrigin of Greige
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Alteration (perhaps influenced by grey) (beige) of French grège from Italian greggio unbleached, raw probably from Vulgar Latin gregius of or from the flock of sheep from Latin grex, greg- herd, flock ger- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French grège (“raw (of silk)”), from Italian (seta) greggia, “raw (silk)”, from greggio (“grey”), ultimately from Germanic roots.
From Wiktionary
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