graybeard

or grey·beard

[ grey-beerd ]

/ ˈgreɪˌbɪərd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR graybeard ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.

bellarmine.

Origin of graybeard

First recorded in 1570–80; gray¹ + beard

OTHER WORDS FROM graybeard

graybearded, adjective

Words nearby graybeard

gravy train, ride the, gray, grayanotoxin, gray area, grayback, graybeard, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract, gray-cheeked thrush

Example sentences from the Web for graybeard

He clapped Nat on the shoulder again, and called the graybeard to conduct him back to his prison.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various
Thereupon, without another word, the graybeard fetched each of the dancers a blow upon the head with might and main—One!
Twilight Land|Howard Pyle
Thus, you see, in this matter you are the graybeard and I but a boy.
At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty
The man was coming leisurely, stopping once to speak to one of the graybeard financiers.
Amazing Grace|Kate Trimble Sharber

"Falstaff" came next, written by a graybeard of eighty as if just to prove that the heart does not grow old.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14|Elbert Hubbard

单词	graybeard
释义	graybeard or grey·beard [ grey-beerd ] / ˈgreɪˌbɪərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR graybeard ON THESAURUS.COM noun Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage. bellarmine. Origin of graybeard First recorded in 1570–80; gray¹ + beard OTHER WORDS FROM graybeard graybearded, adjective Words nearby graybeard gravy train, ride the, gray, grayanotoxin, gray area, grayback, graybeard, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract, gray-cheeked thrush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for graybeard He clapped Nat on the shoulder again, and called the graybeard to conduct him back to his prison. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930\|Various Thereupon, without another word, the graybeard fetched each of the dancers a blow upon the head with might and main—One! Twilight Land\|Howard Pyle Thus, you see, in this matter you are the graybeard and I but a boy. At Aboukir and Acre\|George Alfred Henty The man was coming leisurely, stopping once to speak to one of the graybeard financiers. Amazing Grace\|Kate Trimble Sharber "Falstaff" came next, written by a graybeard of eighty as if just to prove that the heart does not grow old. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14\|Elbert Hubbard Words related to graybeard elder, ruler, founder, grandfather, originator, head, author, generator, sire, father, chief, master, architect, senior, ancestor, creator, maker, inventor, gaffer, paterfamilias
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