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Gray

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.

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Achromatic 84% connected

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

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Achromatic 84% connected

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

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Intermediate 84% connected

Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermedi…

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Intermediate 84% connected

Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermedi…

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Neutral 84% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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Neutral 84% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Southern 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.

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Southern 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.

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Charcoal 76% connected

Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It…

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Iron-gray 76% connected

Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken.

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Silver 76% connected

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with…

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Clothing 76% connected

of Clothe

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Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Discolor 76% connected

To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolore…

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Habiliment 76% connected

A garment; an article of clothing.

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Mount 76% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Vesture 76% connected

A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope.

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Wear 76% connected

Same as Weir.

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Wearable 76% connected

Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.

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Grey 74% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grey 74% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Synonym 6

Grayish 92% connected

Somewhat gray.

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Grayness 92% connected

The quality of being gray.

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Grey 92% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grizzly 92% connected

Somewhat gray; grizzled.

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Hoar 92% connected

White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.

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Hoary 92% connected

White or whitish.

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