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wolf-grey

wolf-grey noun: a grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf.

Noun

wolf-grey (plural wolf-greys)

  1. A grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf.
    • His coat was the true wolf-grey, and to all appearances he was a true wolf himself.1906 May–October, Jack London, chapter 6, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 3 (The Gods of the Wild), page 171

Forms of wolf-grey

pluralwolf-greys

Origin of wolf-grey

From wolf + grey.

Questions about wolf-grey

What does wolf-grey mean?
Wolf-grey means a grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf.
What part of speech is wolf-grey?
Wolf-grey is a noun.
What is the plural of wolf-grey?
The plural of wolf-grey is wolf-greys.

Words near wolf-grey in the dictionary

  1. wolf-children
  2. wolf-dog
  3. wolf-dogs
  4. wolf-fish
  5. wolf-fishes
  6. wolf-grey
  7. wolf-greys
  8. Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
  9. wolf-hunter
  10. wolf-hunters
  11. wolf-mother

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