GRAY

Gray

Gray or grey is a coat color of horses characterized by progressive silvering of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike many depigmentation genes, gray does not affect skin or eye color Their adult hair coat is white, dappled, or white intermingled with hairs of other colors. Gray horses may be born any base color, depending on other color genes present. White hairs begin to appear at or shortly after birth and become progressively lighter as the horse ages. Graying can occur at different rates—very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another.

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gray

Noun


  1. An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
  2. an extraterrestrial creature with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
  3. A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Verb


  1. To become gray.
    My hair is beginning to gray.
  2. To cause to become gray.

Adjective


  1. Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
  2. Dreary, gloomy.
  3. Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
  4. Relating to older people.
    the gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly


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