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Look up grise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grise is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Richard Grisé (1944), Canadian politician
Grise
Powerful decision-maker or advisor "behind the scenes"
An éminence grise (French pronunciation: [eminɑ̃s ɡʁiz]) or gray eminence is a powerful decision-maker or advisor who operates covertly in a non-public
Éminence_grise
Hamlet in Nunavut, Canada
you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics. Grise Fiord (/ɡriːz fiˈɔːrd/; Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, romanized: Aujuittuq, lit. 'place
Grise_Fiord
Variety of grape
Douce Noire grise or (Dame Noire grise) is a red French grape variety that was described by ampelographer Pierre Galet in his 2000 work Dictionnaire encyclopédique
Douce_Noire_grise
Unincorporated place in Michigan, United States
Bete Grise (from the French Bête grise, "gray beast") is the name given to an unincorporated place, a bay on Lake Superior, a county-owned public beach
Bete_Grise
Canadian politician
Richard Grisé (born 15 January 1944 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and life
Richard_Grisé
Aerodrome in Nunavut, Canada
Grise Fiord Airport (IATA: YGZ, ICAO: CYGZ) is located in Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. All scheduled flights
Grise_Fiord_Airport
Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Éminence Grise is an 1873 history painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It features a scene from seventeenth century during the reign of Louis
Éminence_Grise_(painting)
Species of moth
The army cutworm is the immature form of Euxoa auxiliaris. Together with other moths that are locally abundant and that have scales that dislodge from
Army_cutworm
American playwright and director
Virginia Grise (born June 27, 1976, in Ft. Gordon, Georgia) is a playwright and director. Grise's most recognized work is blu (Yale University Press),
Virginia_Grise
14th-century Flemish miniaturist
Jehan de Grise (fl. 1325–1345) was a Flemish miniature painter and illuminator, active in Bruges. His workshop illuminated the manuscript Li romans du
Jehan_de_Grise
2011 Rwandan film
Grey Matter is a 2011 Rwandan film directed by Kivu Ruhorahoza. The film tells three stories which are separate and at times connected. In the first one
Grey_Matter_(film)
Japanese anime television series
logo for the anime contains the French tagline "Une fille qui a des ailes grises", meaning "A girl who has grey wings". lit. 'charcoal feathers'. Also translated
Haibane_Renmei
Fjord in Nunavut, Canada
Grise Fiord is a fjord on Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Grise Fiord means "pig inlet" in Norwegian. Otto Sverdrup from Norway
Grise_Fiord_(Nunavut)
American lawyer and NBA commissioner (born 1962)
sports betting companies. In 2015, Silver married interior designer Maggie Grise. They have two daughters, born in April 2017 and May 2020. O'Donnell, Ricky
Adam_Silver
River in Haiti
18°28′59″N 72°11′02″W / 18.483°N 72.184°W / 18.483; -72.184 The Rivière Grise (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ ɡʁiz]) is a river of Haiti. List of rivers
Rivière_Grise
Unincorporated community in Louisiana, U.S.
92°25′41″W / 30.7138079°N 92.4281887°W / 30.7138079; -92.4281887 L'Anse Grise (French for 'Gray Cove') is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish
L'Anse_Grise,_Louisiana
Island of the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada
Ellesmere Island was recorded at 144 in three settlements: Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord. Ellesmere Island is administered as part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
Ellesmere_Island
Unincorporated Community in Michigan, United States
Bete Grise is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan. The community lies on the shore of Lake Superior. The community
Bete_Grise,_Michigan
Informal influence over a political figure
through their influence. A similar meaning is conveyed by the term éminence grise. Some examples of a "power behind the throne" include the Crown Prince and
Power_behind_the_throne
Island country in Southeast Asia
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) "liste grise" of tax havens, and ranked fourth on the Tax Justice Network's 2015 Financial
Singapore
Canadian writer
Yolande Grisé (born 1944) is a Canadian history professor at the University of Ottawa and writer who served as the President of the Royal Society of Canada
Yolande_Grisé
Japanese scholar and educator
ministers of Japan. He has been considered a backroom power broker or eminence grise. He was born in Osaka city on February 13, 1898. When he was a child his
Masahiro_Yasuoka
French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)
confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise ("grey eminence")—the French term for a powerful advisor or decision-maker
François_Leclerc_du_Tremblay
Romanian illegal immigrant to Canada
in a 6-metre (20 ft) fibreglass boat he purchased there, and arrived at Grise Fiord eight days later, on September 18, 2006. Upon arriving, he was almost
Florin_Fodor
Apple cultivar
The 'Swazie' apple, also called 'Pomme Grise d'Or', possibly the same as 'Golden Gray', is a high-quality small to medium-sized apple that keeps well
Swazie_(apple)
Mountain in Italy
Testa Grigia (French : Tête grise, lit. "grey head") (3,315m) is a mountain on the Italian side of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps. It is the
Testa_Grigia_(Aosta_Valley)
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
The Mendota Light, also known as the Bete Grise light, was built on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to facilitate travel between Lake Superior and
Mendota_(Bete_Grise)_Light
2015 Chilean film
In the Grayscale (Spanish: En la Gama de los Grises) is a 2015 Chilean drama film directed by Claudio Marcone and written by Rodrigo Antonio Norero. The
In_the_Grayscale
Small uninhabited island off the coast of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
reconstructed on Saint Pierre, and is the George Jackman House today. The Maison Grise (French: The Grey House) was originally a fishing shed (saline in French)
Île-aux-Marins
1950s relocation of Inuit by Canada
Nunavik (northern Quebec) (then known as Port Harrison) were transported to Grise Fiord on the southern tip of Ellesmere Island and to Resolute on Cornwallis
High_Arctic_relocation
Business arrangement of rewards and penalties
2020). This tax is paid when the registration document (called « carte grise » in French language) is done. Currently, the certificate holder must pay
Bonus–malus
Region of Nunavut, Canada
twelve hamlets—Arctic Bay (994), Kinngait (1,396), Clyde River (1,181), Grise Fiord (144), Sanirajak (891), Igloolik (2,049), Kimmirut (426), Pangnirtung
Qikiqtaaluk_Region
Rocky prominence above the Theodul Pass, between Italy and Switzerland
Testa Grigia (French : Tête grise, lit. "grey head") (3,479 m) is a rocky prominence above the Theodul Pass, located on the border between Italy (Aosta
Testa_Grigia
Motor vehicle
Rambler Convertible "Landau" Coupe (1950). Citroën announced the "Matière Grise" limited edition of 750 cars for the European market. It is finished in
DS_3
French breed of cattle
The Bazadaise or Grise de Bazas (Gascon: Vasadés) is a French breed of beef cattle. It takes its name from the town of Bazas in the département of the
Bazadaise
Urban police of Francoist Spain
Fuerzas de Policía Armada, 'Armed Police Forces'), —popularly known as los grises, 'the grey ones') owing to the color of their uniforms— was an armed urban
Armed_Police_Corps
Variety of grape
blanche. Mondeuse noire does have a pink-berried color mutant, Mondeuse grise, which was on the verge of extinction until ampelographer Pierre Galet was
Mondeuse_noire
Arctic locations listed by type and latitude
(Original title: "The Polar Crucible") on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021. "Grise Fiord, Nunavut, drone video shows beach in Canada's northernmost community"
List of northernmost settlements
List_of_northernmost_settlements
Chilean band
Mar de Grises is a Chilean death/doom metal band created in 2000. "Mar de Grises" could be translated into English as "Sea of Grief," or equivalently
Mar_de_Grises
Swiss breed of domestic goat
The Capra Grigia, French: Chèvre grise des montagnes, German: Graue Bergziege, is a rare and endangered Swiss breed of domestic goat. It originates in
Capra_Grigia
Leader of Spain from 1939 to 1975
relaxed its hard-line policies, Luis Carrero Blanco became Franco's éminence grise, whose role expanded after Franco began struggling with Parkinson's disease
Francisco_Franco
Special Episode of Top Gear
Canada, only about 150 miles further north than Canada's northernmost town, Grise Fiord, and still to the south of several permanently inhabited places. The
Top_Gear:_Polar_Special
Variety of grape
used to describe Graisse and its wines including Blanquette, Blanquette grise, Cargo saoumo, Cargo saumo, Chalosse, Cholosse, Clairette égreneuse, Cotiblanc
Graisse
Canadian artist
He lives and works in Grise Fiord, Nunavut. Pijamini was born November 14, 1953, in Clyde River, Nunavut, and moved to Grise Fiord in 1961, when his
Looty_Pijamini
Sports league
de León Leñadores de Durango Libertadores de Querétaro Lobos UAdeC Lobos Grises UAD Loros UdeC Mayas de Yucatán Navegantes de Ensenada Ola Roja del Distrito
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
Liga_Nacional_de_Baloncesto_Profesional
French painter and sculptor (1824–1904)
returned successfully to the Salon in 1873 with his painting L'Eminence Grise (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), a colorful depiction of the main stair hall
Jean-Léon_Gérôme
Territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, Nanisivik, and Resolute. † by-election List of Nunavut territorial
Quttiktuq
American conspiracy theory
Klan-allied Fellowship Forum mocking presidential candidate Al Smith's Catholicism, depicting the Pope as an éminence grise after a potential Smith victory
Pope_in_the_White_House
Euractiv. Retrieved 15 May 2024. "Paradis fiscaux: Monaco retiré de la liste grise de l'OCDE, la Suisse devrait suivre". 24 September 2009. "Huit pays disparaissent
Economy_of_Monaco
Northernmost group of islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Resolute (population 198 as of the 2016 census), on Cornwallis Island, and Grise Fiord (population 129 as of the 2016 census), on Ellesmere Island. Alert
Queen_Elizabeth_Islands
Novel by Andrey Kurkov
Circle. It was also translated into French by Paul Lequesne as Les Abeilles grises, which won the 2022 Prix Médicis étranger. This novel has "elements of both
Grey_Bees
Abortive Nazi project
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France: 1–25 Léa Martin (2024), Zone grise des politiques d’occupation et de la politique identitaire nationale-socialiste
Project_Burgund
Les Âmes grises is a novel by the French author Philippe Claudel. It is a first person narrative which revolves around the murder of a young girl in a
Les_Âmes_grises
Variety of grape
Băbească neagră (also Rară Neagră) is a red Romanian-Moldovan grape variety. It is cultivated in Moldova in the regions of Orhei, Anenii Noi, Straseni
Băbească_neagră
1992 French film
Ursula West Music by Nicholas Zourabichvili Production companies Pierre Grise Productions Metropolis Filmproduction Best International Centre National
La_Chasse_aux_papillons
Conspiracy theory about contrails
conspiracy theories Overview Core topics Antiscience Cabals deep state éminence grise power behind the throne Conspiracy Civil Criminal Political Crisis actors
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
conspiracy theories Overview Core topics Antiscience Cabals deep state éminence grise power behind the throne Conspiracy Civil Criminal Political Crisis actors
List_of_conspiracy_theories
American pianist and producer
(2023-07-27). "Sophie Grey on KC vs LA and how it shaped her new pop album Grise". The Pitch. Retrieved 2025-10-31. Simspon, Will (2025-10-28). "Trevor Horn
Sophie_Grey
Basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Grises de Humacao (lit. "Humacao Greys") were a basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico, which competed in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)
Grises_de_Humacao
Historic site in Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Travel. Retrieved July 31, 2019. Engle Jr., Fred A.; Grise, Robert N. (2012). Engle, Kathryn (ed.). Madison's Heritage Rediscovered:
Boonesborough,_Kentucky
Name of several apple cultivars
Portugal see Reinette Grise de Portugal Reinette Duquesne Reinette étoilée Reinette franche diploid Reinette grise de Lorient Reinette Grise de Portugal Reinette
Reinette
German state from 1918 to 1933
vice-chancellor and Hindenburg's confidant, was to serve as the éminence grise who would keep Hitler under control; these intentions severely underestimated
Weimar_Republic
Queen of Greece from 1947 to 1964
Constantine II. Frederica was widely regarded as Constantine's éminence grise and continued to be attacked by the opposition, who blamed her for the tensions
Frederica_of_Hanover
French photographer
Globe. In 2020, ex-model Loulou Robert accused him of rape in her book Zone Grise. "David Bellemere - Photographer". MODELS.com. "Highlights — David Bellemère
David_Bellemere
1979 British neo noir film by Otto Preminger
wife, Sarah, and son, Sam. The company regime, represented by éminence grise Dr. Percival and agency higher-up Sir John Hargreaves, advise newly appointed
The_Human_Factor_(1979_film)
French civil servant and politician (born 1945)
L'éminence grise en première ligne," Le Figaro, 27 Feb 2011, http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2011/02/27/01002-20110227ARTFIG00199-gueantl-eminence-grise-en-premiere-ligne
Claude_Guéant
Waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada
eastern end it opens via Glacier Strait into Baffin Bay. The hamlet of Grise Fiord was established on the south shore Ellesmere Island in 1953, partly
Jones_Sound
1995 Japanese film
by Kazuya Takahashi Distributed by Toho Company PIA Corporation Pierre Grise Distribution Release date December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16) Running time 129
Like_Grains_of_Sand
Topics referred to by the same term
Perfect Hair Forever Raymond Tusk, a billionaire industrialist and éminence grise in the American TV series House of Cards Tusk, a character from Doubutsu
Tusk_(disambiguation)
French actress (1919–1998)
n'est pas sorti de l'auberge Madame Sulpice Max Pécas Les amours des années grises Madame Panaro Agnès Delarive TV series (1 episode) 1984 Adam et Ève Esther
Jackie_Sardou
clavecin Book 2, Ordre 6) Reynaldo Hahn "L'heure exquise" (from Chansons grises) Schubert Andante con moto (Piano trio in E-flat, D 929) 9 Oct 1999 John
List of Private Passions episodes (1995–1999)
List_of_Private_Passions_episodes_(1995–1999)
Place in Nunavut, Canada
Resolute is one of Canada's northernmost communities and is second only to Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island (Alert and Eureka are more northerly but are not
Resolute,_Nunavut
Puerto Rican basketball player
2020–present Career history 2020 Leones de Ponce 2021 Brujos de Guayama 2021–2022 Grises de Humacao 2022–2025 Indios de Mayagüez 2026–present Atléticos de San Germán
Jorge_Pacheco-Ortiz
on the border between Italy and Switzerland, between the summit of Tête Grise and the Aventine Pass, at the edge of the Rosa Plateau. In this area, the
Refuge_Guides_du_Cervin
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
geopolitical issues, wrote that Thiel, whom Lukin described as "the éminence grise of Trump's own deep state" and "the most anti-China figure in the US top
Peter_Thiel
Biogeochemist and Arctic science researcher
microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. Bhatia died during field work near Grise Fiord in 2023. Bhatia was an alumna of the University of Alberta, where
Maya_Bhatia
Fjord in Nunavut, Canada
Qikiqtaaluk Region Alexandra Arviqtujuq Kangiqtua Baumann Borup Cañon Greely Grise Fiord Kangiqtualuk Agguqti Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti Strathcona Tanquary Vendom
Baumann_Fiord
Part of Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton in Normandy, France
the Eglise Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame Church, 12th-19th centuries) the Tour Grise (Grey Tower, 13th century) was erected by the French king Philip Augustus
Verneuil-sur-Avre
Highest mountain in the Alps (4,806.m)
Chamonix. The normal Italian itinerary is called La route des Aiguilles Grises. After crossing the Miage Glacier, climbers spend the night at the Gonella
Mont_Blanc
1986–1988) Chapingo Texcoco (1964–1965) Deportivo Neza (1978–1981) Osos Grises (1981–1982) Atlético Veracruz (2015–2016) Faraones de Texcoco (2017–2025)
Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez
Estadio_Municipal_Claudio_Suárez
1988 Canadian film
Directed by David Wellington Written by Doug Taylor Produced by Pierre Grise Starring Pierre Lenoir Lynne Adams Wings Hauser Beverly Murray Barbara Ann
The_Carpenter_(film)
Assassin of Queen Min (1847–1926)
clan-based factionalism from politics, gaining a reputation as an Éminence grise for fixing issues "behind-the-scenes". On his death of uremia in 1926, he
Miura_Gorō
1988 Canadian film
Gagnon, Jean-Pierre Leduc, Jean Lafontaine, Jean Lemire, André Doyle, Claude Grisé and Alie Lavoie Gray. The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at
Tadpole_and_the_Whale
1975 American period drama TV series
Elliott as patriarch Benjamin Lassiter, a self-made businessman and éminence grise at Boston City Hall, and Nancy Marchand as his wife Mary, an elegant society
Beacon_Hill_(TV_series)
Rates online written news outlets for political bias
Partisan Divide. National Geographic Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1626566583. Grisé, Chrisanne (April 2020). "Building Bridges". The New York Times Upfront
AllSides
2022 novel by Giuliano da Empoli
Vadim Baranov, once an artist, producer of reality TV shows, and éminence grise of Vladimir Putin, nicknamed "the Tsar". Retired from business at the time
The_Wizard_of_the_Kremlin
American judge (born 1960)
of Kerrick, Stivers, Coyle, PLC, formerly known as Campbell, Kerrick and Grise, joining as an associate in 1985 and becoming partner in 1990, leaving in
Gregory_N._Stivers
Resort in Ontario, Canada
the building and again the family rebuilt. Didace Grise died in 1974, leaving ownership to Mary Grise and two of her sons. In the 1970s the bar of the
Delawana_Inn
the color Grey English Gray Grey German/Yiddish Grau Graue Grauer Romance Grise Slavic Šeda Šedivec Šedivý Sedov Sedoy Sedykh Šedý Serov Shary Sivak Sivec
Grau_(surname)
24 Charles P. Murray 500 25 Seventy-First 511 26 Team JOCO 517 27 Roland Grise 528 28 Ayden 545 29 Foothills Community 564 30 Cannon School 573 31 French
North Carolina Science Olympiad
North_Carolina_Science_Olympiad
2009 film
Edited by Nicole Lubtchansky Music by Pierre Allio Production company Pierre Grise Productions Distributed by Les Films du Losange (France) Bolero Film (Italy)
Around_a_Small_Mountain
12, 1990, following the resignation of Progressive Conservative Richard Grisé. Phil Edmonston won a huge victory pushing the PCs into third place becoming
1990 Chambly federal by-election
1990_Chambly_federal_by-election
Surname list
the color Grey English Gray Grey German/Yiddish Grau Graue Grauer Romance Grise Slavic Šeda Šedivec Šedivý Sedov Sedoy Sedykh Šedý Serov Shary Sivak Sivec
Szary
Chèvre d'Appenzell Appenzellerziege Capra d'Appenzello Capra Grigia Chèvre grise des montagnes "Capra Grigia" Graue Bergziege Capra Grigia Capra Sempione
List_of_Swiss_goat_breeds
Military forces of the Russian Federation
Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022. Grisé, Michelle (5 July 2024). Russia's Speedy Military Rebuild Doesn't Tell the
Russian_Armed_Forces
Percheron gray stallion
Vieux Chaslain °1847 Coco II 714 °1857 Superior 730 (d) °1868 Vieux Chaslain (d) °1847 La Grise Coco Fille de Superior 730 (d) Prince Chaldean °1877
Prince_Chaldean
Russian general (1969–2025)
Retrieved 23 December 2025. Blanc, Alexis A.; Demus, Alyssa; Evans, Sandra Kay; Grisé, Michelle; Hvizda, Mark; Kepe, Marta; Lander, Natasha; Marcinek, Krystyna
Fanil_Sarvarov
French painter (1900–1969)
Serge Poliakoff Composition grise et rouge, 1964, oil on canvas, 160 × 130 cm Born (1900-01-08)8 January 1900 Moscow, Russian Empire Died 12 October 1969(1969-10-12)
Serge_Poliakoff
2026 music awards ceremony
continuent de pousser même quand tu dors – Face B Maude Carrier, Les journées grises Fred Dionne, Eldorado Yves Marchand, Tellement naturel Sandie Valiquette
21st Canadian Folk Music Awards
21st_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards
GRISE
GRISE
Girl/Female
Dutch, German, Teutonic
Gray Fighting Maid
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Grice.French (Grisé) : variant spelling of Griset, a nickname for someone with gray hair, a gray complexion, or perhaps one who habitually wore gray, from Old French gris ‘gray’.
Girl/Female
German Latin
Gray; gray-haired.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Teutonic
Dark Battle and Gravel; Stone; Gray Battle Maiden
Girl/Female
German American Latin Teutonic
From the Old German, meaning 'grey battle' or 'Christian battle'.
Girl/Female
German, Teutonic
Gray Battle Maiden
Girl/Female
Teutonic German
Gray haired heroine.
Female
English
(Yiddish זֶעלְדֶע): Short form of German Griselda, ZELDA means "gray battle maid." Yiddish form of German Salida, meaning "happiness, joy."Â
Girl/Female
Dutch Teutonic
Gray battle maid.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, German
Dark Battle; Stone; Grey Maiden Warrior
Female
Scottish
Scottish form of German Griselda, GRIZEL means "grey battle maid."
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Latin
Gray-haired; Patience of Griselda; Gray
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Griselda
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a gray-haired man, from Middle English grice, gris ‘gray’ (Old French gris, apparently of Germanic origin, and probably a distant cognate of Gray 1).English : from Middle English grice, grise ‘pig’ (Old Norse grÃss, probably akin to 1), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or a nickname.English : Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Greis.
Girl/Female
Latin
Gray; gray-haired.
Female
German
 Short form of German Griselda, ZELDA means "gray battle maid." Compare with another form of Zelda.
GRISE
GRISE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Swift as thought
Girl/Female
Swedish American
Masculine.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleasant, Happy, Lovely
Girl/Female
Indian
Giver of happiness, One name of radhas name, Lord krishnas beloved, Fair complexioned
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Slave of the Wise
Female
English
Short form of English Aletha, LETHA means "truth."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for the Helpless
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Combination of Gena and Marie
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoddard.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Protector; Guardian
GRISE
GRISE
GRISE
GRISE
GRISE
n.
Same as 2d Grise.
n.
A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
pl.
of Gree
a.
Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly.
n.
See Grice, a pig.
n.
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.
n.
A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
n.
A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).
n.
A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.
n.
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra.
n.
The red-breasted or gray snipe (Macrorhamphus griseus); -- called also brownback, and grayback.