iron gray

noun

: a slightly greenish dark gray

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The shoes retail for $1,190 and are available in red and iron gray. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 And yet, Ben Stiller, who stays entirely behind the camera here, has made a dead-serious iron gray seven-part prison drama out of the material. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2018 That's South Florida, daggone it, not continuous drenching wetness from never-ending iron gray, Monitor vs. Merrimack skies. David J. Neal, miamiherald, 29 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of iron gray was before the 12th century

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“Iron gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20gray. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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