grey-headed

[ grey-hed-id ]

/ ˈgreɪˈhɛd ɪd /

QUIZZES

Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!

Question 1 of 7

What does “clement” mean?

Resolution gleamed in the face of the grey-headed and flashed from the eyes of the young men as they stood side by side.
Sketches of the Covenanters|J. C. McFeeters
"I have known it these two hours," said a grey-headed gentleman, speaking without taking his eyes off the newspaper.
Sybil|Benjamin Disraeli
Grey-headed parents, from whom the last prop is taken away, lamenting their sons fallen in battle.
Olive Leaves|Lydia Howard Sigourney
It is unlucky to dream that a girl has a beard, or that a boy is grey-headed.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

From the moment of the Duke's death, her good sense and discretion won golden opinions from the grey-headed statesmen around her.
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590|Julia Cartwright