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grise

noun
/ɡɹiːz/

Etymology

Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

Definitions

  1. A step (in a flight of stairs)

    A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.

    • Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.

  2. Alternative form of grice (a pig)

    • Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus.

  3. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA