grizzle

Definitions


[ˈɡrɪzl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of hair or fur) having dark and white hairs mixed
(e.g: grizzle-haired)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French grisel, from gris ‘grey’


[ˈɡrɪzl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mixture of dark and white hairs


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French grisel, from gris ‘grey’


[ˈɡrɪzl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a child) cry fretfully
(e.g: sometimes children grizzled, sometimes they wailed)


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Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘show the teeth, grin’): of unknown origin




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