iron gray
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of iron gray
before 1000; Middle English iren grei, Old English īsengrǣg
Vocabulary lists containing iron-gray
Example Sentences
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With short-cropped iron gray hair and an earnest, slightly distracted manner, Waschbusch came across as surprisingly cheerful — though he was also vigilant.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2012
Perhaps it’s the iron gray of the afternoon sky overhead, casting gloom as it always does this time of year, but today the two of them look especially worn down and tired.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Thunderheads rolled in, painted the sky iron gray.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Above him the sky was iron gray, featureless and flat as a mirror.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
And on they walked, trudging in silence under a sky that had finally darkened to a dull iron gray and remained there without getting any darker.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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