GRAY-HAIRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gray-haired mean? 

• GRAY-HAIRED (adjective)
  The adjective GRAY-HAIRED has 1 sense:

1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

  Familiarity information: GRAY-HAIRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAY-HAIRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Synonyms:

gray; gray-haired; gray-headed; grey; grey-haired; grey-headed; grizzly; hoar; hoary; white-haired

Context example:

nodded his hoary head

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

 Context examples 

“The council will not break up until the banquet,” remarked a gray-haired squire.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)