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Greige vs Raw - What's the difference?

greige | raw |

As adjectives the difference between greige and raw

is that greige is unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed while raw is of food: not cooked.

As nouns the difference between greige and raw

is that greige is a colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe while raw is an unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.

As an adverb raw is

without a condom.

As an abbreviation RAW is

the rules as written: the actual rules appearing in the rulebook, as opposed to house rules, or as opposed to the rules that might have been intended (in the event of a mistake in the rulebook).

greige

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , ultimately from Germanic roots.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1·1)The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Adjective

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  • (of textiles) Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed.
    • The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.
    Synonyms
    * gray goods, grey goods, griege
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.
  • * 1943 , S.J. Perelman, The Dream Department [http://books.google.com/books?id=7bM6AAAAIAAJ], page 74:
    • Brilliant, sparkling reds will complement the bright, new beauty of Fall fashions and accent the subtle reserve of pale Priority beiges and greiges .
  • * 1959 , Paint, Oil and Chemical Review vol. 122 [http://books.google.com/books?id=G5U7AAAAMAAJ], page 12:
    • The August issue of Better Homes & Gardens , for example, features an article showing which accents look best with greiges and other popular colors.
  • * 2006 , Lauri Ward, Home Therapy [http://books.google.com/books?id=D-2_6hiyOocC], ISBN 039953279X, page 256:
    • To accessorize the server, we arranged a grouping of mahogany candlesticks in a variety of interesting shapes, a small greige'-colored vase, and a platter that incorporates the colors of the candlesticks as well as the ' greige of the vase.
  • * 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 29 Jun 2009:
    • To those who still deludedly think they prefer Star Wars'' over ''Ghostbusters'', all I need to ask you is this: you don't ''really'' want to be a Jedi, do you? In a greige cowl, getting off with your sister, without a single gag across ''three films?

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    raw

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of food: not cooked.
  • Not treated or processed (of materials, products etc.); in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed.
  • Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=7 citation , passage=‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw . Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared. […]’}}
  • New or inexperienced.
  • Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.
  • Of data, statistics etc: uncorrected, without analysis.
  • * 2010 , "Under the volcano", (The Economist), 16 Oct 2010:
    • What makes Mexico worrying is not just the raw numbers but the power of the cartels over society.
  • Of weather: unpleasantly damp or cold.
    • a raw wind
  • * Shakespeare
    • a raw and gusty day
  • (obsolete) Not covered; bare; bald.
  • * Spenser
    • with scull all raw

    Synonyms

    * See also * (without a condom)

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (slang) Without a condom.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
  • * 1800 , Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association, The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer , Volume 22, page 287,
    • With the recent advance in London yellow crystals, however, the disproportion of the relative value of these two kinds has been considerably reduced, and a better demand for crystallized raws should consequently occur.
  • * 1921 , , The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry , Volume 13, Part 1, page 149,
    • Early in the year the raws were melted to about 20 Brix in order to facilitate filtration.
  • * 1939 , The Commercial and Financial Chronicle , Volume 148, Part 2, page 2924,
    • The world sugar contract closed 1 to 3 points net higher, with sales of only 36 lots. London raws sold at 8s. 4½d., and futures there were unchanged to 3d. higher.

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