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A neutral color midway between white and black.

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  • Don't think of gray in your hair, Think of the fun you had putting it there.
  • Semi-scheming, and living in the gray is a way of life.
  • Then, too, "gray" is an uninspiring mixture of black and white.
  • You run into what they call the gray area where you have sort of peripheral damage.
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  • Note: "Gray" and "grey" are words that mean the shade between black and white. "Greige" is cotton or silk before dyeing. "Gres" is ceramic stoneware.
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