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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.]
[OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw,
OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
[Written also grey.]
1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white
mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of
ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed
color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
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These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I.
Newton.
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2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.
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4. gloomy; dismal.
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Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.
Gray buck (Zo["o]l.), the chickara.
Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.
Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.
Gray duck (Zo["o]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the
female mallard.
Gray falcon (Zo["o]l.) the peregrine falcon.
Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.
Gray hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the blackcock or black
grouse. See Heath grouse.
Gray mill or Gray millet (Bot.), a name of several plants
of the genus Lithospermum; gromwell.
Gray mullet (Zo["o]l.) any one of the numerous species of
the genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in
the Old World and America; as the European species
({Mugilid[ae] capito, and Mugilid[ae] auratus), the
American striped mullet ({Mugilid[ae] albula), and the
white or silver mullet ({Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis). See
Mullet.
Gray owl (Zo["o]l.), the European tawny or brown owl
({Syrnium aluco). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})
inhabits arctic America.
Gray parrot (Zo["o]l.), an African parrot ({Psittacus
erithacus), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its
aptness in learning to talk. Also called jako.
Gray pike. (Zo["o]l.) See Sauger.
Gray snapper (Zo["o]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.
See Snapper.
Gray snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
Gray whale (Zo["o]l.), a rather large and swift whale of
the northern Pacific ({Eschrichtius robustus, formerly
Rhachianectes glaucus), having short jaws and no dorsal
fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of
California, and is now rare; -- called also grayback,
devilfish, and hardhead. It lives up to 50 or 60 years
and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Grayback \Gray"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The California gray whale.
(b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
(c) The dowitcher.
(d) The body louse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gray whale \Gray whale\ (Zo["o]l.),
a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific
({Eschrichtius robustus, formerly Rhachianectes glaucus),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin; -- called also
grayback, devilfish, and hardhead. It grows to a length
of 50 feet (sometimes 60 feet). It was formerly taken in
large numbers in the bays of California, and is now rare. It
lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40
tons.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
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3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus); --
called also brownback, and grayback.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus); --
called also brownback, and grayback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Grayback \Gray"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The California gray whale.
(b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
(c) The dowitcher.
(d) The body louse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.] [OE.
gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG.
gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
[Written also grey.]
1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,
or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark
mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.
Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.
Gray buck (Zo["o]l.), the chickara.
Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.
Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.
Gray duck (Zo["o]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the
female mallard.
Gray falcon (Zo["o]l.) the peregrine falcon.
Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.
Gray hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the blackcock or black
grouse. See Heath grouse.
Gray mill or millet (Bot.), a name of several plants of the
genus Lithospermum; gromwell.
Gray mullet (Zo["o]l.) any one of the numerous species of
the genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in
the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.
capito, and M. auratus), the American striped mullet
({M. albula), and the white or silver mullet ({M.
Braziliensis). See Mullet.
Gray owl (Zo["o]l.), the European tawny or brown owl
({Syrnium aluco). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})
inhabits arctic America.
Gray+parrot+(Zo["o]l.),+a+parrot+({Psittacus+erithacus" rel="nofollow">Gray parrot (Zo["o]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus),
very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in
learning to talk.
Gray pike. (Zo["o]l.) See Sauger.
Gray snapper (Zo["o]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.
See Snapper.
Gray snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
Gray whale (Zo["o]l.), a rather large and swift California
whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus), formerly taken in large
numbers in the bays; -- called also grayback,
devilfish, and hardhead.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
grayback
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
[syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny]
2: a dowitcher with a gray back [syn: Limnodromus griseus]
3: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the
southern hemisphere [syn: knot, Calidris canutus]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
grayback
n.
(alternative spelling of en greyback)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
grayback
n.
(alternative spelling of en greyback)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
grayback
n.
(alternative spelling of en greyback)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
grayback
n.
(alternative spelling of en greyback)
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 灰鲸;黑头鸦;南军的士兵
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