Graybeard \Gray"beard`\, n.
An old man. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bellarmine \Bel"lar*mine\, n.
A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood
of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded
face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a
leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following
the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
graybeard
n 1: a man who is very old [syn: old man, greybeard, Methuselah]
2: a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a
caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: bellarmine,
longbeard, long-beard]
WordNet (r) 2.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "graybeard":
Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard,
elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire,
gray-headed person, grayhair, grisard, nonagenarian, octogenarian,
old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent,
old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster,
pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian,
sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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