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iron grey

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noun

    1. a neutral or dark grey colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      iron-grey hair

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A large military band in iron grey overcoats, red berets and golden tassles strikes up the Fledermaus Quadrille by Johann Strauss.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2014

Above the edge of the newspaper, courtroom idlers could see Mr. McAndrew's iron grey hair.

From Time Magazine Archive

But there was another chap along, with the same iron grey hair, rugged profile and strong delivery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not until the past few years has he shown ambition nor, until very recently, even sufficient self-consciousness to trim up his Montaneering mustache of iron grey.

From Time Magazine Archive

What I was chained to, and how heavily, became intelligible to me, as I heard his hoarse voice, and sat looking up at his furrowed bald head with its iron grey hair at the sides.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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