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griz·zled

   [griz-uhld]
adjective
1.
having gray or partly gray hair.
2.
gray or partly gray.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English. See grizzle1, -ed3

Related forms
un·griz·zled, adjective

Can be confused: grisly, gristly, grizzled, grizzly.

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griz·zle

1   [griz-uhl] verb, -zled, -zling, adjective, noun
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1.
to make or become gray or partly gray.
adjective
2.
gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
noun
3.
gray or partly gray hair.
4.
a gray wig.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English grisel < Old French, derivative of gris gray < Germanic; see griseous

griz·zle

2   [griz-uhl]
verb (used without object), -zled, -zling. British.
1.
to complain; whimper; whine.
2.
to laugh or grin in mockery; sneer.
Origin:
1740–50; origin uncertain; compare Middle High German grisgramen to gnash one's teeth, German Griesgram sourpuss

Related forms
griz·zler, noun
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grizzled (ˈɡrɪzəld)
 
—adj
1.  streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous
2.  having grey or partly grey hair

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Word Origin & History

grizzled
"gray," 1319, from O.Fr. grisel, dim. of gris "gray," from a Frank. source (cf. O.H.G. gris "gray"). The -zz- spelling is c.1425. Grizzly is 1594; grizzly bear (ursus horribilis) is first recorded 1807, but belongs rather to grisly.
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Bible Dictionary

Grizzled definition


party-coloured, as goats (Gen. 31:10, 12), horses (Zech. 6:3, 6).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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