Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of gray-headed.
It is true that there are men to be found who never rise beyond a curacy; as there are grey-headed midshipmen occasionally to be seen in the navy. But the former case is quite as rare as the latter; promotion is the rule, non-promotion the exception, in both professions.
1854, The Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal, page 114
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshowing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
grey-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey-headed
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