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Griege vs Greige - What's the difference?

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Greige is a synonym of griege.



As nouns the difference between griege and greige

is that griege is misspelling of greige while greige is a colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.

As adjectives the difference between griege and greige

is that griege is misspelling of greige while greige is unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed.

griege

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Noun

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    • Adjective

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    • 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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