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graybeard

or grey·beard

[ grey-beerd ]

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noun

First recorded in 1570–80; gray ¹ + beard

The old man had taken the young man's part, and the youth that of the graybeard.

All three phases of time belong to man, the past to the graybeard, the future to youth, and the present to childhood.

What charm could such a one as she is find in a graybeard like myself?

Take that, honest graybeard, for the old hunter (forces a heavy purse upon him).

A graybeard with a young face came out rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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