greige

From French grège (“raw (of silk)”), from Italian (seta) greggia (“raw (silk)”), from greggio (“grey”), ultimately from Germanic roots.[1][2]

• (UK) enPR: grā, IPA^(key): /ɡɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: gray, grey

greige (not comparable)

1. (of textiles) Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed.

   The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.

• ((of textiles) unfinished): gray goods, grey goods

Blend of grey +‎ beige

• (UK) enPR: grāzh, IPA^(key): /ɡɹeɪʒ/

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greige (countable and uncountable, plural greiges)

1. A colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.
   • 1943, S. J. Perelman, The Dream Department‎^,], 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, volume 122, 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, →ISBN, 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.

   • 2022 May 25, Elle Hunt, “It’s not beige, it’s not grey: it’s greige – and it’s why all our houses look the same”, in The Guardian‎:

     Canadian colour consultants The Paint People recently reached the same conclusion, declaring on YouTube “the death of greige: a paint colour category that has absolutely dominated interior design for well over a decade”.

greige (not comparable)

1. Of a colour between grey and beige.
   • 2009 June 29, Caitlin Moran, The Times:

     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?

• Geiger, Reggie, eggier, reggie