Associations to the word «Greybeard»

Wiktionary

GREYBEARD, noun. An old man.
GREYBEARD, noun. Metaphorically, any of the members of a group who have been there the longest (regardless of actual age or gender.)

Dictionary definition

GREYBEARD, noun. A man who is very old.
GREYBEARD, noun. A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century).

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis