gris | All's grist that comes to his mill. [ Proverb ] |
gris | (n) Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927), Syn. Jaun Gris |
grisaille | (n) chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief |
griselinia | (n) evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America, Syn. genus Griselinia |
griseofulvin | (n) a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium, Syn. Fulvicin |
grison | (n) carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts, Syn. Galictis vittatus, Grison vittatus |
grissino | (n) a long slender crusty breadstick |
grist | (n) grain intended to be or that has been ground |
gristmill | (n) a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) |
Gris | ‖a. [ OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. Grizzle. ] Gray. [ R. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Gris | n. [ OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a. ] A costly kind of fur. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Gris | n. sing. & pl. [ See Grice a pig. ] A little pig. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Grisaille | ‖n. [ F., from gris gray. ] |
Grisamber | n. [ See Ambergris. ] Ambergris. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Grise | n. See Grice, a pig. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Grise | n. [ Prop. pl. of gree a step. ] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Every grise of fortune |
Griseous | a. [ LL. griseus. See Gris. ] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly. Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Grisette | ‖n. [ F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars. ] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Griskin | n. [ Grise a pig + -kin. ] The spine of a hog. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Griscombuschammer { f } [ ornith. ] | Yellow-green Sparrow [Add to Longdo] |
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