iron gray

American  

noun

1. a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.

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Other Word Forms

• iron-gray adjective

Etymology

Origin of iron gray

before 1000; Middle English iren grei, Old English īsengrǣg

Example Sentences

With short-cropped iron gray hair and an earnest, slightly distracted manner, Waschbusch came across as surprisingly cheerful — though he was also vigilant.

From New York Times • May 17, 2012

Her hair had been hacked short, so its iron gray curls burst helter-skelter all over her narrow head.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Behind a scarred littered table a man with a fierce roach of iron gray hair peered at us over steel spectacles.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Perhaps it’s the iron gray of the afternoon sky overhead, casting gloom as it always does this time of year, but today the two of them look especially worn down and tired.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Thunderheads rolled in, painted the sky iron gray.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini