silver-hairedadj.

Etymology: silver n. and adj. Compounds 1b.

1. Having hair silvered with age. Also figurative.

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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

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 148 Such..as have a due esteem of Silver-hair'd Antiquity.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 10 The same tall, thin, silver-haired turnkey, whom he had seen on the preceding evening.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 147 He made the acquaintance of more than one silver-haired pioneer.

2. Having hair naturally of a silvery colour.

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the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > light hair > having

white-headed1571

whitehead1577

fair-haired1598

silver-haired1678

light-haired?1746

blonde-locked1837

tow-headed1850

tow-haired1887

peroxide1899

blondie1905

straw-blond1928

platinum blonde1932

1678 London Gaz. No. 1301/4 Mounted upon a brown silver-haired Gelding.

1766 Compl. Farmer at Rabbit The skins of the silver-haired ones [rabbits] sell better than any other.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 26 Simia Lagothrix Canus (Silver-haired Monkey).

1836 G. Head Home Tour 248 Rabbits..of a description called by the poulterers ‘silver-haired’, that is to say black with a sprinkling of white hairs, more or less.

1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 279 The silver-haired bat has the most northern range of any American species.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	silver-haired
释义	silver-hairedadj. Etymology: silver n. and adj. Compounds 1b. 1. Having hair silvered with age. Also figurative. 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 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 148 Such..as have a due esteem of Silver-hair'd Antiquity. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 10 The same tall, thin, silver-haired turnkey, whom he had seen on the preceding evening. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 147 He made the acquaintance of more than one silver-haired pioneer. 2. Having hair naturally of a silvery colour. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > light hair > having white-headed1571 whitehead1577 fair-haired1598 silver-haired1678 light-haired?1746 blonde-locked1837 tow-headed1850 tow-haired1887 peroxide1899 blondie1905 straw-blond1928 platinum blonde1932 1678 London Gaz. No. 1301/4 Mounted upon a brown silver-haired Gelding. 1766 Compl. Farmer at Rabbit The skins of the silver-haired ones [rabbits] sell better than any other. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 26 Simia Lagothrix Canus (Silver-haired Monkey). 1836 G. Head Home Tour 248 Rabbits..of a description called by the poulterers ‘silver-haired’, that is to say black with a sprinkling of white hairs, more or less. 1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 279 The silver-haired bat has the most northern range of any American species. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1665
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