greys

greys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grey.

greys is the plural of grey.

Meaning of grey

grey (third-person singular simple present greys, present participle greying, simple past and past participle greyed)

Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- Now only a few hand-hewn cedar planks and roof beams remained, moss-grown and sagging—a few totem poles, greyed and split.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 18, in Klee Wyck

greys pl (plural only)

(UK, plural, plural-only, slang) Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
- There was a clatter at the back of the gallery, a sharp word from a warder, and the men marched in in their prison greys, jackets too large, trousers too small.1955, The Bedside "Guardian", page 40
- 'No one told me that I had to be dressed in Greys not Blues! When I appeared before the BOV I was told that I could not go in and see them because I was improperly dressed.'Quoted in 1982, Geoff Coggan, Martin J. Walker, Frightened for My Life: An Account of Deaths in British Prisons (page 110)

Greys

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What does greys mean?: Greys means grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
What is greys the third-person singular simple present indicative of?: Greys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grey.
What part of speech is greys?: Greys is a noun.

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