greigeadj.n.

Brit.

/ɡreɪʒ/,

/ɡrɛʒ/, U.S.

/ɡreɪʒ/,

/ɡreɪ/,

/ɡrɛʒ/

Forms: 1800s– grege, 1900s– greige.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grège.

Etymology: < French grège silk that has not undergone any dying, bleaching, or other finishing processes, the colour of such silk (between beige and grey), ecru (1576 in Middle French) < Italian greggio natural, unprocessed, untreated, of uncertain origin.In form greige probably by association with beige n. (in some instances, especially of senses A. 2, B. 2, probably apprehended as a blend of grey n. and beige n.).

A. adj.

1. Of silk, fabric, clothing, etc.: that has not undergone any dying, bleaching, or other finishing processes. Cf. grey adj. 1d(b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > other

waulked1490

ungrainedc1503

undressed1535

gummed1598

green1727

greige1835

limp1866

print1883

unweighted1883

sueded1888

satinized1891

crushed1895

beaver-finished1909

Schreinered1929

pre-boarded1940

permanent press1944

perma-pressed1951

perma-press1956

warp-printed1957

stabilized1960

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. ii. i. 104 Grège silk is formed with four cocoon filaments.

1881 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 28 Nov. 1/7 Three large cases filled with..macerated silk, floss silk, and various specimens of reeled or grege silk.

1913 Illustr. Milliner May 3 (advt.) Fine quality; grege leghorn. Black or natural. Each. $2.00.

1973 H. Laudani et al. Developm. Insect-resistant Cotton Bag 9 Greige cotton fabrics of 36- or 40-inch widths.

1995 S. Adanur Wellington Sears Handbk. Industr. Textiles vi. 202/2 Greige polyester can be satisfactorily coated with vinyls and rubbers.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 16 May 32 C-C [sc. Collier Campbell studios] were textile converters as well as designers, managing the supply of raw greige fabrics and printing processes.

2. Of a colour between beige and grey, similar to that of undyed or unbleached fabric.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey

mouse-coloured1605

mouse-colour1607

mouse-dun1686

putty-coloured1820

beige1879

beige-coloured1879

greige1927

1927 Weekly Disp. 6 Nov. 10 The newest colours [for stockings]..are a deep peach-beige, light tan, and a soft grège shade something between a fawn and a grey.

1931 Times 21 May 19/4 A gown of greige satin.

2001 N.Y. Mag. 14 May 77/1 In his greige office there was no cool stool by Philippe Starck or stolid Biedermeyer chair to reveal his personal bent.

B. n.

1. Silk, fabric, etc., which has not been dyed, bleached, or otherwise finished; = greige goods n. at Compounds. Cf. grey n. 4b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

grey1751

greycloth1794

grey goods1818

greige1874

greige goods1920

1874 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 26 Feb. 2/2 Establish filatures, where our cocoons would be reeled into grege, or raw silk... For a market..can be obtained for our grege.

1901 L. Geschwind Manuf. Alum vi. 332 The basic sulphate (rouil) is..used, the silk being mordanted in the condition of grège or as boiled silk. To mordant grège, the silk is first entered in a lukewarm bath.

1913 Times 27 June 26/3 Ribbons of all kinds from heavy Faille to Grège and half-silk.

2012 Business Recorder (Karachi) (Nexis) 26 Mar. 21% grey cloth (greige) was exported while the rest was lifted by the mills sector for onward processing, i.e., dyeing and printing.

2. A colour between beige and grey (cf. sense A. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey

mouse-dunc1465

mouse-coloura1576

mouse grey1825

putty1869

beige1879

naturelle1887

mouse1895

greige1911

kasha1957

1911 Morning Echo (Bakersfield, Calif.) 24 Sept. 5/1 Grege is the very latest innovation in a warmly tinted beige, The term grege implies the color of the natural raw silk.

1926 Dry Goods Economist 18 Sept. 13 Vera Dexter designed this sports dress of Belding's Crêpe in grège and beige.

1960 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 22 Wool-belted in Bronze, Ebony, Cypress, Graphite, Greige, Roan and African Violet.

2013 Huffington Post (Nexis) 7 May This young spit fire knows her family's business inside and out and has zero desire to chit chat about hemlines and shades of greige.

Phrases

in the greige: (of fabric, items of clothing, etc.) in an undyed, unbleached, or otherwise unfinished state; = in the grey at grey adj. and n. Phrases 3a(a).

ΚΠ

1909 Tariff Hearings (U.S. House of Representatives, 60th Congress., 2nd Sess.) VI. 5795 Threads or yarns in the greige, not dyed or bleached, valued at over 90 cents per pound.

1950 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 24 July 2/6 All production by the plant is sold in the greige.

2004 Manufacturing & Mining (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 64 (table) Seamless hosiery..shipped in the greige.

Compounds

greige goods n. fabric in an unbleached or undyed state; goods made from such fabric; = grey goods n. at grey adj. and n. Compounds 1c(a).

ΚΠ

1920 Federal Reserve Bull. May 467/1 It is estimated that for the year 1919 about 60 per cent of the total output in broad silks was greige goods, and the remainder skein dyed.

1970 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 May 12/5 They buy the grege goods..from cheap sources, such as Japan, dye it in Guyana [etc.].

2010 A. Leonard Story of Stuff iii. 117 Greige goods are shipped to factories close to the retail stores to be finalized, which could mean being given the neckline or sleeve length or specific color that consumers are snapping up that week.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greige
释义	greigeadj.n. Brit. /ɡreɪʒ/, /ɡrɛʒ/, U.S. /ɡreɪʒ/, /ɡreɪ/, /ɡrɛʒ/ Forms: 1800s– grege, 1900s– greige. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grège. Etymology: < French grège silk that has not undergone any dying, bleaching, or other finishing processes, the colour of such silk (between beige and grey), ecru (1576 in Middle French) < Italian greggio natural, unprocessed, untreated, of uncertain origin.In form greige probably by association with beige n. (in some instances, especially of senses A. 2, B. 2, probably apprehended as a blend of grey n. and beige n.). A. adj. 1. Of silk, fabric, clothing, etc.: that has not undergone any dying, bleaching, or other finishing processes. Cf. grey adj. 1d(b). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > other waulked1490 ungrainedc1503 undressed1535 gummed1598 green1727 greige1835 limp1866 print1883 unweighted1883 sueded1888 satinized1891 crushed1895 beaver-finished1909 Schreinered1929 pre-boarded1940 permanent press1944 perma-pressed1951 perma-press1956 warp-printed1957 stabilized1960 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. ii. i. 104 Grège silk is formed with four cocoon filaments. 1881 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 28 Nov. 1/7 Three large cases filled with..macerated silk, floss silk, and various specimens of reeled or grege silk. 1913 Illustr. Milliner May 3 (advt.) Fine quality; grege leghorn. Black or natural. Each. $2.00. 1973 H. Laudani et al. Developm. Insect-resistant Cotton Bag 9 Greige cotton fabrics of 36- or 40-inch widths. 1995 S. Adanur Wellington Sears Handbk. Industr. Textiles vi. 202/2 Greige polyester can be satisfactorily coated with vinyls and rubbers. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 16 May 32 C-C [sc. Collier Campbell studios] were textile converters as well as designers, managing the supply of raw greige fabrics and printing processes. 2. Of a colour between beige and grey, similar to that of undyed or unbleached fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey mouse-coloured1605 mouse-colour1607 mouse-dun1686 putty-coloured1820 beige1879 beige-coloured1879 greige1927 1927 Weekly Disp. 6 Nov. 10 The newest colours [for stockings]..are a deep peach-beige, light tan, and a soft grège shade something between a fawn and a grey. 1931 Times 21 May 19/4 A gown of greige satin. 2001 N.Y. Mag. 14 May 77/1 In his greige office there was no cool stool by Philippe Starck or stolid Biedermeyer chair to reveal his personal bent. B. n. 1. Silk, fabric, etc., which has not been dyed, bleached, or otherwise finished; = greige goods n. at Compounds. Cf. grey n. 4b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > unbleached grey1751 greycloth1794 grey goods1818 greige1874 greige goods1920 1874 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 26 Feb. 2/2 Establish filatures, where our cocoons would be reeled into grege, or raw silk... For a market..can be obtained for our grege. 1901 L. Geschwind Manuf. Alum vi. 332 The basic sulphate (rouil) is..used, the silk being mordanted in the condition of grège or as boiled silk. To mordant grège, the silk is first entered in a lukewarm bath. 1913 Times 27 June 26/3 Ribbons of all kinds from heavy Faille to Grège and half-silk. 2012 Business Recorder (Karachi) (Nexis) 26 Mar. 21% grey cloth (greige) was exported while the rest was lifted by the mills sector for onward processing, i.e., dyeing and printing. 2. A colour between beige and grey (cf. sense A. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey mouse-dunc1465 mouse-coloura1576 mouse grey1825 putty1869 beige1879 naturelle1887 mouse1895 greige1911 kasha1957 1911 Morning Echo (Bakersfield, Calif.) 24 Sept. 5/1 Grege is the very latest innovation in a warmly tinted beige, The term grege implies the color of the natural raw silk. 1926 Dry Goods Economist 18 Sept. 13 Vera Dexter designed this sports dress of Belding's Crêpe in grège and beige. 1960 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 22 Wool-belted in Bronze, Ebony, Cypress, Graphite, Greige, Roan and African Violet. 2013 Huffington Post (Nexis) 7 May This young spit fire knows her family's business inside and out and has zero desire to chit chat about hemlines and shades of greige. Phrases in the greige: (of fabric, items of clothing, etc.) in an undyed, unbleached, or otherwise unfinished state; = in the grey at grey adj. and n. Phrases 3a(a). ΚΠ 1909 Tariff Hearings (U.S. House of Representatives, 60th Congress., 2nd Sess.) VI. 5795 Threads or yarns in the greige, not dyed or bleached, valued at over 90 cents per pound. 1950 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 24 July 2/6 All production by the plant is sold in the greige. 2004 Manufacturing & Mining (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 64 (table) Seamless hosiery..shipped in the greige. Compounds greige goods n. fabric in an unbleached or undyed state; goods made from such fabric; = grey goods n. at grey adj. and n. Compounds 1c(a). ΚΠ 1920 Federal Reserve Bull. May 467/1 It is estimated that for the year 1919 about 60 per cent of the total output in broad silks was greige goods, and the remainder skein dyed. 1970 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 May 12/5 They buy the grege goods..from cheap sources, such as Japan, dye it in Guyana [etc.]. 2010 A. Leonard Story of Stuff iii. 117 Greige goods are shipped to factories close to the retail stores to be finalized, which could mean being given the neckline or sleeve length or specific color that consumers are snapping up that week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1835
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