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Definition of Grey-haired
1. Adjective. Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair. "Nodded his hoary head"
Similar to: Old
Derivative terms: Grizzle, Hoariness, Hoariness
Definition of Grey-haired
1. Adjective. having grey hair, usually implying old ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grey-haired
Literary usage of Grey-haired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Grettir the Strong by Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris (1900)
"The brothers parted in friendship, and saw each other never after. CHAP. XLII.
Of the Death of Asmund the Grey haired. NOW must the tale be taken up where ..."
2. The Story of My Childhood by Clara Barton (1907)
"Twenty-five years later, when on a visit to the old home, long left, I saw my
father, then a grey-haired grandsire, out on the same little pond, ..."
3. The Five Great Skeptical Dramas of History by John Owen (1896)
"... inner and his outer life, his youthful efforts, his manly powers, his grey-haired
wisdom, what he felt and suffered, what he thought and experienced. ..."
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