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grise¹

  • /ɡɹiːz/

Rhymes with -iːz

Where it comes from

Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

noun grises · greeze · greese

  1. obsolete A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.

grise²

Where it comes from

See grice.

noun grises

  1. alternative Alternative form of grice (“a pig”). Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus.

Grise³

proper noun Grises

  1. A surname.

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"grise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

grise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grise

Chicago

"grise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grise.

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@misc{grise_2026,
  title = {grise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}