greige
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greige
- /ɡɹeɪʒ/ UK
- /ɡɹɛʒ/ UK
- /ɡɹeɪʒ/ US
- /ɡɹɛʒ/ US
- /ɡɹeɪ/ US
Sounds like gray, grey (one GA pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪʒ, -ɛʒ, -eɪ
Where it comes from
The adjective is borrowed from French grège and Middle French grège (“of silk: raw, unfinished; of the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”, adjective), from Italian greggio (“raw, unrefined; unbleached”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *gregius (as in lana *gregia (“untreated wool as obtained from the flock”)), from grex (“flock (of sheep, etc.)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“flock, herd; to gather”).
The noun is borrowed from French grège and Middle French grège (“raw or unfinished silk; the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”, noun), from Italian greggio: see above.
The spelling of the word is probably influenced by beige, likely because it was thought to be a blend of grey and beige.
adjective grege · grège · griege
- Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished. The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.
- Of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige. To those who still deludedly think they prefer Star Wars over Ghostbusters, all I need to ask you is this: you don't really want to be a Jedi, do you? In a greige cowl, getting off with your sister, without a single gag across three films?
noun greiges · grege · grège
- A colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe. Brilliant, sparkling reds will complement the bright, new beauty of Fall fashions and accent the subtle reserve of pale Priority beiges and greiges.
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Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; greige goods.
Similar: gray goods, grey goods
Translations
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adj of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed — see also unfinished
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adj of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige
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noun colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric between grey and beige
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