How do you pronounce greige?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹeɪʒ/.

greige

/ɡɹeɪʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: greige
IPA: /ɡɹeɪʒ/

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Meaning

adj

Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.

adj

Of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige.

noun

A colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed."
"To those who still deludedly think they prefer Star Wars over Ghostbusters, all I need to ask you is this: you don't really want to be a Jedi, do you? In a greige cowl, getting off with your sister, without a single gag across three films?"
"“There he was … juiceless, on a greige banquette, staring up at my perfect terrace.[…]”"
"Brilliant, sparkling reds will complement the bright, new beauty of Fall fashions and accent the subtle reserve of pale Priority beiges and greiges."
"The rise of the neutral family of greige colors has put the decorating emphasis squarely on accents. The August issue of Better Homes & Gardens, for example, features an article showing which accents look best with greiges and other popular colors."
"To accessorize the server, we arranged a grouping of mahogany candlesticks in a variety of interesting shapes, a small greige-colored vase, and a platter that incorporates the colors of the candlesticks as well as the greige of the vase."

Etymology

The adjective is borrowed from French grège and Middle French grège (“of silk: raw, unfinished; of the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”, adjective), 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”). The noun is borrowed from French grège and Middle French grège (“raw or unfinished silk; the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”, noun), from Italian greggio: see above. The spelling of the word is probably influenced by beige, likely because it was thought to be a blend of grey and beige.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂ger-, grège, greggio, *gregius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹeɪʒ/
British English: /ɡɹeɪʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

grege (alternative) grège (alternative) griege (alternative) greiges (plural)

Phrases

greige goods

Synonyms

gray goods grey goods

Homonyms

gray grey (one GA pronunciation)

Rhymes With

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