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• griz|zle — griz|zle1 «GRIHZ uhl», noun, adjective, verb, zled, zling. –n. 1. a) gray hair. b) a gray wig. 2. the color gray. 3. a gray animal, especially a horse or dog. –adj. gray; grizzled. –v.t. to make gray. –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

• griz — griz·zled; griz·zler; griz·zly·man; griz·zle; griz·zly; …   English syllables

• zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… …   English syllables

• grizzle — griz·zle …   English syllables

• grizzle — griz|zle [ˈgrızəl] v [i]BrE informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Grizel, a form of the name Griselda; patient Griselda was a well known name for an obedient wife] 1.) if a baby or child grizzles, they cry quietly for a long time 2.) to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grizzle — griz•zle [[t]ˈgrɪz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, adj. n. 1) to make or become gray or partly gray 2) gray; grayish; devoid of hue 3) gray or partly gray hair 4) a gray wig • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME grisel < OF, der. of gris gray < Gmc; see… …   From formal English to slang

• Grizzle — Griz zle, n. [F. gris: cf. grisaille hair partly gray, fr. gris gray. See {Gris}, and cf. {Grisaille}.] Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grizzle — Griz zle, v. t. & i. To make or become grizzly, or grayish. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children. R. F. Burton. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with a grizzling… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grizzle — Griz zle, v. i. & t. [Etym. uncertain.] To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble. [Prov. Eng.] Don t sit grizzling there. Charles Reade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English