gray, grey, gra, grai, graye, grei, greye

& s. [A. S. græg; cogn. with Dut. graauw; Icel. grár; Dan. graa; Sw.gre; Ger. grau; Lat. rav us; O. H. Ger. gráw.] A. As adjective: 1. Literally: 2. Having hair whitened by age; gray-haired. "Living creatures generally do change their hair with age, turning to be gray ." -Bacon : Natural History . 3. Whitened or made hoary by age. "My hair is gray , but not with years." Byron: Prisoner of Chillon . 4. Dusky, dark. IMG:content-0722.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A man with a gray beard; an old man (frequently in contempt). "Then said the Lord: This gla to praise Fill with red wine from Portugal! The gray - beard with trembling hand obeys." Long fellow: Luck of Edenhall. 2. The name given to a large earthen jar, or bottle, for holding wine or spirituous liquor. Originally applied to a kind of stoneware drinking jugs, with bearded faces on them in relief, introduced in the early part of the sixteenth century. "There's plenty o brandy in the grey - beard that Luckie Maclearie sent down."- Scott : Waverley , ch. lxiv. B. As adj .: Having a gray beard; gray-bearded; old.