gris Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)
    Jaun Gris.

WordNet

Gris adjective
Etymology
OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. Grizzle.
Definitions
  1. Gray. R. Chaucer.
Gris noun
Etymology
OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a.
Definitions
  1. A costly kind of fur. Obs. Chaucer.
Gris noun singular & plural
Etymology
See Grice a pig.
Definitions
  1. A little pig. Obs. Piers Plowman.

Webster 1913