graybeard
pronunciation
How to pronounce graybeard in British English:
UK ['greɪbɪəd]
How to pronounce graybeard in American English:
US ['greɪˌbɪrd]
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- Noun:
- a man who is very old
- a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
Word Origin
- graybeard (n.)
- also greybeard, "old man," 1570s, from gray (adj.) + beard (n.). Middle English had gray-hair (n.) "old man" (late 15c.), and simple gray in this sense is from late 14c.
Example
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