Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having hair of the color of silver; having white or lustrous gray hair.
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- adjective having hair the color of silver
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Examples
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Hap saw the tall, silver-haired man step up from the boat.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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But before anyone replied, footsteps were heard climbing the stairs, and Lady Truden—the tall, dour, silver-haired woman who ran the household of the Aerie—appeared.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The silver-haired operations officer counted down from five.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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One seemed to be in charge: a lanky, silver-haired man with thick eyebrows and a prominent nose.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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After the trial ended, U.S. Marshals began hauling silver-haired Jimmy Fratianno around the country to testify in major mob cases.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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The silver-haired operations officer counted down from five.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Ads that show silver-haired couples strolling into the sunset do not represent the typical retirement, she says.
Baby boomers turn 65 with retirement prospects uncertain 2011
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After the trial ended, U.S. Marshals began hauling silver-haired Jimmy Fratianno around the country to testify in major mob cases.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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The 62-year-old, silver-haired Strauss-Kahn said nothing as a lawyer professed his innocence and strove in vain to get him released on bail.
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But sitting among them was the silver-haired man himself.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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