Definition of blue-gray
: the offspring of a mating of a white Shorthorn bull with an Aberdeen Angus cow or a Galloway cow, having a mixture of black and white hairs that gives it a bluish appearance and being highly esteemed as a beef animal
Learn More about blue-gray
Dictionary Entries near blue-gray
See More Nearby EntriesStatistics for blue-gray
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Blue-gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-gray. Accessed 18 May. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Comments on blue-gray
What made you want to look up blue-gray? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words Used by Nabokov Quiz
-
- Choose the best definition or synonym for the word in bold: "There are some eructations that sound like cheers—at least, mine did." Lolita
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Anagram puzzles meet word search.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share blue-gray