- greige
- adjective Etymology: French grège raw (of silk), from Italian greggio Date: 1926 being in an unbleached undyed state as taken from a loom — used of textiles
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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greige — Bendroji informacija Rūšis: naujai skolinta citata Kilmė: anglų, greige [grey + beige]. Pateikta: 2012 02 24. Atnaujinta: 2013 12 27. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: pilkšvai smėlinė spalva. Pastabos vartotojams: bendrinėje kalboje nevartotina… … Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas
greige — [grāzh] n. [Fr grège, raw (silk) < It ( seta) greggia < VL * gredius, raw] 1. unbleached and undyed cloth or yarn 2. a color blending gray and beige adj. grayish beige … English World dictionary
greige — I. variant of grège II. ˈgrā(zh) adjective Etymology: French grège raw (used of silk) more at gre ge : gray 1d III. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
greige — UK [ɡreɪʒ] / US adjective something that is greige is between very pale brown and grey in colour greige nail polish … English dictionary
greige — /gray, grayzh/, n. 1. Textiles. See gray goods. adj. 2. unbleached and undyed: greige linen. [1925 30; < F grège (of silk) raw < It greggio GRAY] * * * … Universalium
greige — 1. adjective /ɡɹeɪ/ Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed. The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed. Syn: gray goods, grey goods, griege 2. noun /ɡɹeɪ/ … Wiktionary
greige — The otherwise unexplicable color of office cubicles and walls. An unknown mixture of grey and beige. The new cubicles management ordered were a lovely shade of greige … Dictionary of american slang
greige — The otherwise unexplicable color of office cubicles and walls. An unknown mixture of grey and beige. The new cubicles management ordered were a lovely shade of greige … Dictionary of american slang
greige — [[t]greɪ, greɪʒ[/t]] adj. tex unbleached and undyed: greige linen[/ex] • Etymology: 1925–30; < F grège (of silk) raw < It greggio gray … From formal English to slang
greige — see silk … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
