greige goods

UK/ɡɹeɪʒ ˈɡʊdz/UK/ɡɹɛʒ-/US/ɡɹeɪ-/

noun

Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed.

Similar
gray goodsgreigegrey goods

Meanings

noungreige goods pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybusinessClothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed.

    Synonyms: gray goods, greige, grey goods

Synonyms & antonyms

nounClothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed.

Similar
gray goodsgreigegrey goods

Origin

From greige (“of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed”) + goods.

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Translations

Finnish raakakankaat
  • raakakankaatclothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed
French grège
  • grègeclothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed
Romanian grej
  • grejclothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed

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APA

greige goods. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greige%20goods

MLA

“greige goods.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greige%20goods. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greige goods,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greige%20goods.

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