greige

[grey, greyzh]

greige

[grey, greyzh]
noun
1.
Textiles. gray goods.
adjective
2.
unbleached and undyed: greige linen.

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Greige is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1925–30; < French grège (of silk) raw < Italian greggio gray
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greige (ɡreɪʒ)
 
adj
1.  (of a fabric or material) not yet dyed
 
n
2.  an unbleached or undyed cloth or yarn
 
[C20: from French grège raw]

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Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See gray goods
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