grège

See also: grege

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɛʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʒ

Adjective

grège (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of greige

Noun

grège (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of greige

French

Etymology

From Middle French grège (“(adjective) of silk: raw, unfinished; of the colour of such silk, greyish-beige; (noun) raw or unfinished silk; the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”), from Italian greggio (“raw, unrefined; unbleached”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *gregius (as in lana *gregia (“untreated wool as obtained from the flock”)), from grex (“flock (of sheep, etc.)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“flock, herd; to gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛʒ/

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Adjective

grège (plural grèges)

1. of silk: raw
2. of the colour of such silk, between grey and beige; greige

Noun

grège m (plural grèges)

1. raw or unfinished silk
2. the colour of such silk, closely akin to taupe; greyish-beige, greige

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Further reading

• “grège”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.