Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Gray (-est)
gray (-est), adj. [OE; NW remarks that this was the name for the Greeks due to their fair complexion.] (webplay: between, composed, head).
- Color of Confederate Army uniform in the Civil War; [fig.] dusk; dove-colored; one of the sunset colors.
- Dun; white mixed with black.
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