Gris

[ grees ]

noun
  1. Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ José Vittoriano Gonzáles, 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.

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How to use Gris in a sentence

  • It is true that Saint Francis was ceint by a hempen girdle, and, moreover, was clad in a habit of Gris.

  • The question has frequently been asked who was intended by the cognomen Saint Gris?

  • Monsieur Vidocq calls a horse gres—this again is a gipsy word—gras, gre, graste, and Gris.

    Carmen | Prosper Merimee
  • Mais le ciel Gris est plein de tristesse clineinffablement douce aux curs chargs d'ennuis.

    Instigations | Ezra Pound
  • He said to Noll casually, one day: "The 'Gris will make this a fat cruise, sir."

    The Sea Bride | Ben Ames Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Gris

Gris

/ (Spanish ɡris) /


noun
  1. Juan (xwan). 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, resident in France from 1906

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