Grey meaning

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Grey is defined as the British version of gray, which is the color made by mixing together white and black.

An example of grey is the color of an overcast or foggy day in London.

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2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34)
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Lady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded.
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1875-1939; U.S. writer, esp. of westerns.
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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.
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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.

My hair is beginning to grey.

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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.
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Origin of grey

  • See "gray".
    From Wiktionary

Grey Sentence Examples

  • A large grey cat was asleep on a rocking chair.

  • Darian is the Grey God?

  • The loess is reddish-brown, buff or grey according to the varying proportions of iron oxide.

  • She dyed her hair pink to masquerade her grey strands.

  • Only the reflection of the white snow and grey sky provided light once she stepped outside.

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