Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. An old man was the éminence grise in the movie "The Wizard of Oz."

    ruПожилой мужчина был «серым кардиналом» в фильме «Волшебник страны Оз».

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Origin

Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

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Forms

plural: grises

See also

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grise — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto