GRISONS
Etymology
Proper noun
Grisons
A canton of Switzerland.
Usage notes
Historically but no longer prefixed by the.
Synonyms
• GraubĂĽnden (the German name), the canton of Grisons, the canton of GraubĂĽnden
Anagrams
• in gross, ingross, rossing, signors
Noun
grisons
plural of grison
Anagrams
• in gross, ingross, rossing, signors
Source: Wiktionary
Gri"sons, n. pl. Etym: [F.] (Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps. (b) sing.
Definition: The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
GRISON
Gri"son, n. Etym: [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris.] (Zoöl.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also called South American glutton. (b) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to be gluttonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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