"greyhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greyheads [plural]
Etymology: grey + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|head}} grey + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} greyhead (plural greyheads)
  1. Alternative spelling of grayhead Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grayhead
    Sense id: en-greyhead-en-noun-bCNlcKFc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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