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Grey (other)
Grey or gray is a neutral color between black and white. Grey, greys, gray, or grays may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Cape Gray * Grey Island (South Orkney Islands) Australia * Gray, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Grey, beach village near Cervantes, Western Australia * Division of Grey, electoral district Canada * Grays Bay, Nunavut * Grey County, Ontario * Grey East (federal electoral district) former electoral district * Grey North (federal electoral district) former electoral district * Grey River, Newfoundland * Grey—Simcoe former electoral district * Grey South (federal electoral district) former electoral district * Grey Southeast former electoral district * Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district) electoral district * Wellington—Grey former electoral district * West Grey, a municipality in Grey County, Ontario New Zealand * Grey District, New Zealand * Grey River, New Zealand United Kingdom * Grays, Essex, a town in Essex, England * Grays, Kent, a tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed of black and white. It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead. The first recorded use of ''grey'' as a color name in the English language was in 700 CE.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196 ''Grey'' is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, while ''gray'' has been the preferred spelling in American English; both spellings are valid in both varieties of English. In Europe and North America, surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color. Etymology ''Grey'' comes from the Middle Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
