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greige

Adjective CEFR B1
ɡɹeɪʒ

Definitions

  1. Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
    not-comparable
  2. Of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Françaisgrège

Examples

“The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.”
“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?”
““There he was … juiceless, on a greige banquette, staring up at my perfect terrace.[…]””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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