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griseous
[
gris
-ee-
uh
s
,
griz
-
]
gris·e·ous
/
ˈgrɪs
i
əs
,
ˈgrɪz-
/
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[
gris
-ee-
uh
s
,
griz
-
]
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adjective
gray; pearl-gray.
Origin:
1810–20;
<
Medieval Latin
grīseus,
based on
Germanic
*grīs
or
*grīsi
gray, perhaps with suffix of
Latin
rūbeus;
compare
Old Saxon
grîs
gray
Old French,
French
gris
gray;
see
-eous
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griseous
(ˈɡrɪsɪəs, ˈɡrɪz-)
—
adj
streaked or mixed with grey; somewhat grey
[C19: from Medieval Latin
griseus,
of Germanic origin]
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