grizzling

Variant of grizzle

grizzle definition

griz·zle (griz′əl)

noun

  1. Archaic
    1. gray hair
    2. a gray wig
  2. gray

Etymology: < ME grisel < OFr adj. grisel < gris, gray: see grisaille

transitive verb, intransitive verb grizzled -·zled, grizzling -·zling

to make or become gray

adjective

Archaic gray

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