grise — ozdic

Collocations

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GRISE + NOUN

fortune, movie, nicolson, swine

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in

Definitions

noun

1

A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.

Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.

noun

1

Alternative form of grice (a pig)

Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus.

‘Grise,’ observe Nicolson and Burn, ‘is a common name for swine, and it may well seem to have taken its name from being frequented by wild boars, which are beasts of the forest. […] Swinedale,’ they add (probably in error), ‘may be so called from Wild Boars having frequented there ; as there are Grisedale, Boredale, Stybarrow, in the neighbouring parish of Barton ; and Wildboarfell

name

1

A surname.

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Idioms & Phrases

éminence grise

A secret or unofficial decision-maker.

But Harry Hopkins was no mere manipulator of people and ideas, no eminence grise masterminding the actions of figureheads.

Example Bank

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Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.

Wiktionary

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Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus.

Wiktionary

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‘Grise,’ observe Nicolson and Burn, ‘is a common name for swine, and it may well seem to have taken its name from being frequented by wild boars, which are beasts of the forest. […] Swinedale,’ they a

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‘Grice’ was used to designate the young of the badger, because the male and female were known as the boar pig and the sow. […] So that from this it is perfectly clear that the word ‘grice’ or ‘grise,’

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An old man was the éminence grise in the movie "The Wizard of Oz."

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, grise is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.