greyhead

English

Etymology

grey +‎ head

Noun

greyhead (plural greyheads)

1. Alternative spelling of grayhead
   • 1904, Thomas Hardy, 'Time’s Laughingstocks: A Summer Romance' in The Fortnightly Review:

     Alas, what greyhead perseveres!

   • 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 42:

     the theatre is predominated by the usual greyheads (average age one hundred)