gris

n. [ OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a. ] A costly kind of fur. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. [ See Grice a pig. ] A little pig. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., from gris gray. ] 1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ambergris. ] Ambergris. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prop. pl. of gree a step. ] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Every grise of fortune
Is smoothed by that below. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Grice, a pig. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. griseus. See Gris. ] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly. Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars. ] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]