grey-hairedgray-hairedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪˈhɛːd/, U.S.

/ˈɡreɪˌhɛ(ə)rd/

Forms: see grey adj. and n. and haired adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grey adj., haired adj.

Etymology: < grey adj. + haired adj. Compare grey-headed adj., grey-bearded adj.

a. Having grey hair; elderly, old.

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the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > grey, hoary > having

hoarc1290

grey?c1335

grey-haireda1425

hasard1513

grey-headed1535

hoar-headed1561

hoary1580

grizzleda1616

silver-headed1643

silver-haired1665

a1425 (?a1350) Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl.) (1907) l. 1551 Two grayhared men..with þam mett.

?a1425 Pistel of Swete Susan (Huntington) 339 þow gome of grete eld, þin heed is greyherd [c1390 Vernon grei hored, ?c1450 Morgan grey hore].

a1500 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Chetham) l. 3321 + 2 That ye thare not drede than Of Sabere, that grey-herud man.

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. v. f. 35^v To this gray haired person, bicause he was of aged yeares, voide of children which were dead, this tyrant gaue no great hede.

1617 W. Drummond Forth Feasting sig. B3 If Gray-hair'd Proteüs Songs the Truth not misse.

1693 in J. Dryden Examen Poeticum 419 In gray-hair'd Celia's wither'd Arms.

1754 London Mag. Dec. 546/1 Nothing can be more ridiculous, than to hear a grey-haired lady past her grand climacterick mentioned in terms, that convey the idea of youth and beauty.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. viii. xxxii. 132 The grey haired Sorceress stamped the ground.

1847 G. R. Gleig Battle of Waterloo xxix. 238 Many..were grey-haired men and covered with the scars of old wounds.

1907 Washington Post 17 Nov. (Editorial section) 3/3 In the colony of Pacheco the writer saw an old gray haired Mormon all spruced up to go..courting.

1960 ‘H. Carmichael’ Seeds of Hate ii. 18 A grey-haired woman who wore a hearing aid.

2001 Sun 27 Jan. 9/2 The grey-haired star..yesterday spent his second day in intensive care.

b. Relating to or characteristic of advanced years or long experience. Cf. grey-bearded adj. 2, grey-headed adj. 1b.

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the world > people > person > old person > [adjective] > old and experienced

venerable?a1500

grey-haired1611

veteran1624

grand1845

1611 W. Barksted Hiren sig. A6 Alas faire Christian Saint..So yong, and full of gray hair'd purity.

1744 W. Havard Regulus iv. v. 47 Judgment correct, that only waits upon Gray-hair'd Experience, and slow-teaching Time.

1805 Universal Mag. May 409/1 And what do we observe, but clerical debutants..fill unworthily those situations, which ought to have been the rewards of grey-haired merit, or real orthodox talents?

1878 A. S. Arnold Henry Lovell ix. 65 It is well that we have a large sprinkling of gray-haired wisdom in the nation.

1955 J. M. Cohen tr. F. Rabelais Hist. Gargantua & Pantagruel ii. viii. 193 I offer thanks to God, my Preserver, for permitting me to see my grey-haired age blossom afresh in your youth.

2004 E. Kraft Passionate Spectator (2005) xix. 161 I had to find some way to say it..before she..rejected me and my gray-haired advice.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Ancient, old; of long standing; time-worn; decrepit. Cf. grey-headed adj. 2.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective]

oldeOE

eldeda1400

antique1490

invetered1490

prisk1533

grey-headed1578

ancient1579

hoar1590

inveterated1597

antiquated1598

inveterate1598

long-dated1602

avital1611

vetust1623

old-standinga1627

grey-haired1637

superannuateda1644

avitous1731

old-established1776

venerable1792

timeworn1840

inworn1864

avitic1865

1637 H. Sydenham Serm. 8 A gray-hair'd custome of most times and places.

1637 S. Rutherford Let. 7 Sept. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) 87 This old and gray-haired world.

1770 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 30/1 Very grey haired determinations have yielded to principles, when they came to be farther examined and better understood.

1843 Illuminated Mag. 1 144/1 This grey-haired story, like the grey hairs of Nestor, is pregnant with practical wisdom.

1911 Telephony 9 Sept. 297/2 What a showing for that gray-haired doctrine of universal telephone service!

1946 D. Thomas Deaths & Entrances 41 Dig no more for the chains of his grey-haired heart.

2007 Stuff July 152/2 This grey-haired DVD 'corder, which launched in 2005, is on the way out of production.

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

单词	grey-haired
释义	grey-hairedgray-hairedadj. Brit. /ˌɡreɪˈhɛːd/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪˌhɛ(ə)rd/ Forms: see grey adj. and n. and haired adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grey adj., haired adj. Etymology: < grey adj. + haired adj. Compare grey-headed adj., grey-bearded adj. 1. a. Having grey hair; elderly, old. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > grey, hoary > having hoarc1290 grey?c1335 grey-haireda1425 hasard1513 grey-headed1535 hoar-headed1561 hoary1580 grizzleda1616 silver-headed1643 silver-haired1665 a1425 (?a1350) Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl.) (1907) l. 1551 Two grayhared men..with þam mett. ?a1425 Pistel of Swete Susan (Huntington) 339 þow gome of grete eld, þin heed is greyherd [c1390 Vernon grei hored, ?c1450 Morgan grey hore]. a1500 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Chetham) l. 3321 + 2 That ye thare not drede than Of Sabere, that grey-herud man. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. v. f. 35^v To this gray haired person, bicause he was of aged yeares, voide of children which were dead, this tyrant gaue no great hede. 1617 W. Drummond Forth Feasting sig. B3 If Gray-hair'd Proteüs Songs the Truth not misse. 1693 in J. Dryden Examen Poeticum 419 In gray-hair'd Celia's wither'd Arms. 1754 London Mag. Dec. 546/1 Nothing can be more ridiculous, than to hear a grey-haired lady past her grand climacterick mentioned in terms, that convey the idea of youth and beauty. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. viii. xxxii. 132 The grey haired Sorceress stamped the ground. 1847 G. R. Gleig Battle of Waterloo xxix. 238 Many..were grey-haired men and covered with the scars of old wounds. 1907 Washington Post 17 Nov. (Editorial section) 3/3 In the colony of Pacheco the writer saw an old gray haired Mormon all spruced up to go..courting. 1960 ‘H. Carmichael’ Seeds of Hate ii. 18 A grey-haired woman who wore a hearing aid. 2001 Sun 27 Jan. 9/2 The grey-haired star..yesterday spent his second day in intensive care. b. Relating to or characteristic of advanced years or long experience. Cf. grey-bearded adj. 2, grey-headed adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > [adjective] > old and experienced venerable?a1500 grey-haired1611 veteran1624 grand1845 1611 W. Barksted Hiren sig. A6 Alas faire Christian Saint..So yong, and full of gray hair'd purity. 1744 W. Havard Regulus iv. v. 47 Judgment correct, that only waits upon Gray-hair'd Experience, and slow-teaching Time. 1805 Universal Mag. May 409/1 And what do we observe, but clerical debutants..fill unworthily those situations, which ought to have been the rewards of grey-haired merit, or real orthodox talents? 1878 A. S. Arnold Henry Lovell ix. 65 It is well that we have a large sprinkling of gray-haired wisdom in the nation. 1955 J. M. Cohen tr. F. Rabelais Hist. Gargantua & Pantagruel ii. viii. 193 I offer thanks to God, my Preserver, for permitting me to see my grey-haired age blossom afresh in your youth. 2004 E. Kraft Passionate Spectator (2005) xix. 161 I had to find some way to say it..before she..rejected me and my gray-haired advice. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Ancient, old; of long standing; time-worn; decrepit. Cf. grey-headed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] oldeOE eldeda1400 antique1490 invetered1490 prisk1533 grey-headed1578 ancient1579 hoar1590 inveterated1597 antiquated1598 inveterate1598 long-dated1602 avital1611 vetust1623 old-standinga1627 grey-haired1637 superannuateda1644 avitous1731 old-established1776 venerable1792 timeworn1840 inworn1864 avitic1865 1637 H. Sydenham Serm. 8 A gray-hair'd custome of most times and places. 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 7 Sept. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) 87 This old and gray-haired world. 1770 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 30/1 Very grey haired determinations have yielded to principles, when they came to be farther examined and better understood. 1843 Illuminated Mag. 1 144/1 This grey-haired story, like the grey hairs of Nestor, is pregnant with practical wisdom. 1911 Telephony 9 Sept. 297/2 What a showing for that gray-haired doctrine of universal telephone service! 1946 D. Thomas Deaths & Entrances 41 Dig no more for the chains of his grey-haired heart. 2007 Stuff July 152/2 This grey-haired DVD 'corder, which launched in 2005, is on the way out of production. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425
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