grey-headed

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grey-headed

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alternative, not comparable Alternative form of gray-headed It is true that there are men to be found who never rise beyond a curacy; as there are grey-headed midshipmen occasionally to be seen in the navy. But the former case is quite as rare as the latter; promotion is the rule, non-promotion the exception, in both professions.

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@misc{grey_headed_2026,
  title = {grey-headed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grey-headed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}