GRISE

Proper noun

Grise (plural Grises)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grise is the 24934th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 997 individuals. Grise is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• geris, gires, gries

Etymology 1

Noun

grise (plural grises)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

grise (plural grises)

Alternative form of grice (a pig)

Anagrams

• geris, gires, gries

Source: Wiktionary


Grise (gris), n.

Definition: See Grice, a pig. [Prov. Eng.]

Grise (gris or gres), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of gree a step.]

Definition: A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.] Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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