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greybeard

[ grey-beerd ]

noun

  1. a variant of graybeard.


greybeard

/ ˈɡ°ù±ðɪˌ²úɪə»å /

noun

  1. an old man, esp a sage
  2. a large stoneware or earthenware jar or jug for spirits
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ°ù±ð²âËŒ²ú±ð²¹°ù»å±ð»å, adjective
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Other areas of society could benefit from similar reflection, because antiracism in science will be about much more than challenging the bigoted greybeards of our past.

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It was on the curriculum at my high school in Paris, but its image was pretty crusty – philosophers were greybeards who wrote convoluted sentences and looked as if they might need a good wash, right?

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Of course, there were the greybeard quarterbacks benefiting from fewer practices and less pummeling, favorable rules and a league bent on protecting them like the golden geese they are.

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He also wrote drily to a friend in late 1847: “It would be pleasant to have the Nantucket girl carry off the prize from all the greybeards and observatories in Europe.â€

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The stocky greybeard at the foot of the stairs shook a finger at me, as if to say he'd deal with me later, then hastened away.

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