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Gray-headed

Definition: Gray-headed

Gray-headed

Adjective

1. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "gray-headed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1778. (references)


Synonyms: Gray-headed

Synonyms: gray (adj), gray-haired (adj), grey (adj), grey-haired (adj), grey-headed (adj), hoar (adj), hoary (adj), white-haired (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Gray-headed

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Age

Adjective: aged; old; elderly, geriatric, senile; matronly, anile; in years; ripe, mellow, run to seed, declining, waning, past one's prime; gray, gray-headed; hoar, hoary; venerable, time-worn, antiquated, passe, effete, decrepit, superannuated; advanced in life, advanced in years; stricken in years; wrinkled, marked withthe crow's foot; having one foot in the grave; doting; (imbecile); like the last of pea time.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Translations: Gray-headed

Language Translations for "gray-headed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

šedovlasý (gray haired, grey haired, grey headed). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ay-headedgray

   

Turkish

  

yaşlı adam (gaffer, grey headed, oldster), kır saçlı (gray haired, grey haired, grey headed, white-haired). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Gray-headed

LanguageDateSource1 Samuel Chapter 12, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai nun idou o basileuV diaporeuetai enwpion umwn kagw geghraka kai kaqhsomai kai oi uioi mou idou en umin kagw idou dielhluqa enwpion umwn ek neothtoV mou kai ewV thV hmeraV tauthV
Latin405VulgateEt nunc rex graditur ante vos ego autem senui et incanui porro filii mei vobiscum sunt itaque conversatus coram vobis ab adulescentia mea usque ad diem hanc ecce praesto sum
Middle English1395WyclifAnd nowe the kyng goth before yow. Forsothe Y haue eeldid, and waxen hoor; forsothe my sones ben with yow; also conuersaunt before you fro my yongth vnto this day.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Gray-headed

Language1 Samuel Chapter 12, Verse 2
CebuanoUg karon, tan-awa, ang hari nagalakat sa atubangan ninyo; ug ako tigulang na ug ubanon na ug ulo; ug, ania karon, ang akong mga anak nga lalake anaa uban kaninyo: ug ako nakalakaw sa inyong atubangan sukad sa akong pagkabatan-on hangtud niining adlawa.
CroatianI od sada æe kralj iæi pred vama. A ja sam ostario i osijedio i moji sinovi eto su meðu vama. Ja sam išao pred vama od svoje mladosti pa do današnjega dana.
DanishSe, nu færdes Kongen for eders Ansigt; jeg er gammel og grå, og mine Sønner er nu iblandt eder; men jeg har færdedes for eders Ansigt fra min Ungdom indtil i Dag.
DutchEn nu, ziet, daar trekt de koning voor uw aangezicht heen, en ik ben oud en grijs geworden, en ziet, mijn zonen zijn bij ulieden; en ik heb voor uw aangezichten gewandeld van mijn jeugd af tot dezen dag toe.
FinnishJa nyt on teidän kuninkaanne käyvä teidän edellänne, kun minä olen tullut vanhaksi ja harmaaksi - ovathan jo minun poikani teidän keskellänne. Mutta minä olen käynyt teidän edellänne nuoruudestani tähän päivään asti.
FrenchEt maintenant, voici le roi qui marchera devant vous. Pour moi, je suis vieux, j`ai blanchi, et mes fils sont avec vous; j`ai marché votre tête, depuis ma jeunesse jusqu` ce jour.
GermanUnd nun siehe, da zieht euer König vor euch her. Ich aber bin alt und grau geworden, und meine Söhne sind bei euch, und ich bin vor euch hergegangen von meiner Jugend auf bis auf diesen Tag.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMulai sekarang dialah yang akan memimpin kamu. Lihatlah, aku ini sudah tua dan beruban. Aku telah lama sekali memimpin kamu--sejak masa mudaku sampai sekarang. Buktinya ialah anak-anakku yang sudah besar itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka sekarang lihatlah olehmu akan raja itu berjalan di hadapanmu; adapun aku ini sudah jadi tua dan putihlah rambutku, bahwasanya kedua anakku laki-laki itu adalah di antara kamu; maka aku sudah berjalan di hadapanmu dari pada kecilku datang kepada hari ini.
ItalianDa questo momento ecco il re procede davanti a voi. Quanto a me sono diventato vecchio e canuto e i miei figli eccoli tra di voi. Io ho vissuto dalla mia giovinezza fino ad oggi sotto i vostri occhi.
MaoriIna, te kingi na, e haereere na i to koutou aroaro: ko ahau hoki, kua koroheketia ahau, kua hina; a ko aku tama kei a koutou ena: no toku tamarikitanga hoki toku haereere i to koutou aroaro a tae noa mai ki tenei ra.
NorwegianSa har I nu kongen til fører for eder; men jeg er gammel og grå, så I nu har mine sønner iblandt eder. Jeg har vært fører for eder fra min ungdom like til denne dag.
RumanianDe acum, iatq kmpqratul care va merge knaintea voastrq. Ckt despre mine, eu sknt bqtrkn, am albit, awa cq fiii mei sknt cu voi; am umblat knaintea voastrq, din tinereyq pknq kn ziua de azi.
RussianЙ ЧПФ, "БТШ ИП"ЙФ ТЕ" ЧБНЙ; Б С УПУФБТЙМУС Й ПУЕ"ЕМ; Й УЩОПЧШС НПЙ У ЧБНЙ; С ЦЕ ИП"ЙМ ТЕ" ЧБНЙ ПФ АОПУФЙ НПЕК Й "П УЕЗП "ОС;
SpanishAhora, he aquí que vuestro rey irá delante de vosotros. Yo ya soy viejo y estoy lleno de canas, y he aquí que mis hijos están con vosotros. Yo he andado delante de vosotros desde mi juventud hasta el día de hoy.
SwedishNu är det eder konung som skall vara eder ledare, nu då jag är gammal och grå; I haven ju redan mina söner ibland eder. Hittills är det jag som har varit eder ledare, från min ungdom ända till denna dag.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Gray-headed

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-e-e-g-h-r-y"

-2 letters: hardedge, headgear.

-3 letters: adhered, degrade, drayage, redhead, yardage.

-4 letters: adhere, agreed, deader, dragee, drayed, dredge, gadder, geared, graded, grayed, greedy, greyed, headed, header, hedged, hedger, herded, hydrae, redyed, yarded.

-5 letters: aahed, aargh, adage, adder, agree, ahead, areae, dared, deary, deedy, deray, dread, dreed, dryad, eager, eagre, eared, edged, edger, gayer, gerah, grade, greed, gyred.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-d-d-e-e-g-h-r-y"
 

+4 letters: glutaraldehyde.

 

+5 letters: glutaraldehydes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Gray-headed


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

47 72 61 79 2D 68 65 61 64 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000111 01110010 01100001 01111001 00101101 01101000 01100101 01100001 01100100 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#71 &#114 &#97 &#121 &#45 &#104 &#101 &#97 &#100 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0047 0072 0061 0079 002D 0068 0065 0061 0064 0065 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4184679115747167707170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bible Trace
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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