Grey

(noun.) horse of a light gray or whitish color.

(noun.) clothing that is a grey color; 'he was dressed in grey'.

(noun.) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; 'the Confederate army was a vast grey'.

(noun.) Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845).

(noun.) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554).

(noun.) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939).

(verb.) turn grey; 'Her hair began to grey'.

(verb.) make grey; 'The painter decided to grey the sky'.

(adj.) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; 'the little grey cells'; 'gray flannel suit'; 'a man with greyish hair' .

(adj.) intermediate in character or position; 'a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal' .

(adj.) used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); 'a stalwart grey figure' .

(adj.) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; 'whose beard with age is hoar'-Coleridge; 'nodded his hoary head' .

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• The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The possession of a grey garment was a third point which, granting the son's statement to be correct, was a certainty. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• A cold grey sky threatened rain, and a high wind drove the dust in wild spirals up and down the streets. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favour of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• A grey dusty withered evening in London city has not a hopeful aspect. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• What tricks Theodore and I used to play on our Miss Wilsons, and Mrs. Greys, and Madame Jouberts! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It is then scratch-brushed, burnished and, in some patterns, the handle is greyed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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