What is "grey"

Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]

1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.

   These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks.
   --Sir I. Newton.

2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.

3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.

4. gloomy; dismal.

   Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.

   Gray buck (Zo["o]l.), the chickara.

   Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.

   Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.

   Gray duck (Zo["o]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the female mallard.

   Gray falcon (Zo["o]l.) the peregrine falcon.

   Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.

   Gray hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the blackcock or black grouse. See Heath grouse.

   Gray mill or Gray millet (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus Lithospermum; gromwell.

   Gray mullet (Zo["o]l.) any one of the numerous species of the genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in the Old World and America; as the European species ( Mugilid[ae] capito, and Mugilid[ae] auratus), the American striped mullet ( Mugilid[ae] albula), and the white or silver mullet ( Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis). See Mullet.

   Gray owl (Zo["o]l.), the European tawny or brown owl ( Syrnium aluco). The great gray owl ( Ulula cinerea) inhabits arctic America.

   Gray parrot (Zo["o]l.), an African parrot ( Psittacus erithacus), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. Also called jako.

   Gray pike. (Zo["o]l.) See Sauger.

   Gray snapper (Zo["o]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See Snapper.

   Gray snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.

   Gray whale (Zo["o]l.), a rather large and swift whale of the northern Pacific ( Eschrichtius robustus, formerly Rhachianectes glaucus), having short jaws and no dorsal fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet). It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California, and is now rare; -- called also grayback, devilfish, and hardhead. It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.

see gray.

1. (context chiefly British Australian and Canadian alternative in US English) (alternative form of gray English) n. (context chiefly British Australian and Canadian alternative in US English) (alternative form of gray English) v

2. (context chiefly British Australian and Canadian alternative in US English) (alternative form of gray English)

1. adj. an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray" [syn: gray, grayish, greyish]

2. showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: gray, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired]

3. used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms); "a stalwart gray figure" [syn: gray]

4. intermediate in character or position; "a gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" [syn: gray]

5. darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: dull, gray, leaden]

1. v. make gray; "The painter decided to grey the sky" [syn: gray]

2. turn gray; "Her hair began to gray" [syn: gray]

Grey or gray is a neutral color between black and white.

Grey, gray or grays may also refer to:

is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Yoshihisa Tagami that was published in the 1980s.

It was also adapted into an original video animation under the title Grey: Digital Target.

Grey (or de Grey) is a surname. It may refer to:

Grey is a former parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand.

The electorate of Grey Valley, created for the 1871 general election, was succeeded by the electorate of Greymouth in the 1881 general election, and lasted until 1890. In 1890 the Grey electorate was created, and was abolished in 1919.

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color". It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead.

The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in AD 700. Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, although gray remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century. Gray has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825, although grey is an accepted variant.

In Europe and the United States, surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color.

"Grey" is the fourth studio album by Sandy Lam, released under CBS Records in 1987. To continue the success of her last album in February of the same year, Sandy and her producers focused on the successful elements of her last album and applied onto this album, which introduced Eurodance into Hong Kong. Through this album, Sandy has proved herself not as a one-hit-album wonder, but a determined singer who can always create breakthrough in her albums and performance. "Grey" was released very strategically by CBS Records. They were named Grey Project Phase 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Phase One showed Sandy looking directly at the audience, and the clothing and background was cream-white. Phase One was released in vinyl, cassette tape and CD. Phase Two showed Sandy looking at the audience at the corner of her eye, in which the background and clothing were mainly dark blue and black. Phase Two was released only in vinyl and cassette tapes. In Phase Three, Sandy showed no demand from the audience. She was in stark black and white. Like Phase Two, Phase Three was only released in vinyl and cassette tapes. Phase Three was a 12 inch remix of "Grey" and "Family Man".