grey

Lady Jane ( Lady Jane Dudley ) 1537–54, descendant of Henry VII of England; executed under orders of Mary I to eliminate her as a rival for the throne.

Zane

[zeyn] , 1875–1939, U.S. novelist.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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grey or gray (ɡreɪ)

—*adj*
1.	of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
2.	greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
3.	dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
4.	neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
5.	having grey hair
6.	of or relating to people of middle age or above: grey power
7.	ancient; venerable
8.	(of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated

—n
9.	any of a group of grey tones
10.	grey cloth or clothing: dressed in grey
11.	an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish

—vb
12.	to become or make grey

[Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grar]

gray or gray

—*adj*

—n

—vb

[Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grar]

'greyish or gray

—*adj*

'grayish or gray

—*adj*

'greyly or gray

—*adv*

'grayly or gray

—*adv*

'greyness or gray

—n

'grayness or gray

—n

Grey (ɡreɪ)

—n
1.	Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764--1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830--34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833)
2.	Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862--1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905--16)
3.	Sir George. 1812--98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877--79)
4.	Lady Jane. 1537--54, queen of England (July 9--19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed
5.	Zane. 1875--1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912)

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grey

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grey

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