greybeard

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (poetic) An old man.
2. (figuratively) Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
3. (historical) A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
4. A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Konzepte

metaphorisch

Synonyme

long-beard

longbeard

graybeard

Methuselah

old man

bellarmine

tralatitiously

bearded man

old person

Übersetzungen

anciano

viejo

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رجُل عجُوز

كبِير سِنّ

avi

vell

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ancià

iaio

ψαρογένης

vieillard

Mathusalem

métaphoriquement

anziano

nonno

vecchio

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Etymologie (Englisch)

From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.