"greybeard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greybeards [plural]
Etymology: grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|beard}} grey + beard Head templates: {{en-noun}} greybeard (plural greybeards)
  1. (poetic) An old man. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: old man Translations (old man): grizbarbulo (Esperanto), Graubart [masculine] (German), gráskeggur [masculine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-greybeard-en-noun-lkKq4mat Disambiguation of People: 30 22 19 29 Disambiguation of 'old man': 97 1 1 1
  2. (figurative) Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People, Vessels Synonyms: longbeard, oldbie, old-timer, veteran
    Sense id: en-greybeard-en-noun-4e2IBQkv Disambiguation of People: 30 22 19 29 Disambiguation of Vessels: 4 27 37 32
  3. (historical) A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People, Vessels Synonyms: longbeard
    Sense id: en-greybeard-en-noun-o8JQjaZ0 Disambiguation of People: 30 22 19 29 Disambiguation of Vessels: 4 27 37 32
  4. A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn. Categories (topical): Hair, People, Vessels
    Sense id: en-greybeard-en-noun-WOR-CvJ~ Disambiguation of Hair: 9 24 27 40 Disambiguation of People: 30 22 19 29 Disambiguation of Vessels: 4 27 37 32 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 17 18 16 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 13 14 67 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 13 24 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graybeard

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