the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An old man.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A man with a gray beard; an old man.
n. Same as bellarmine.
n. The common sertularian hydroid polyp which infests oyster-beds, Sertularia argentea. When it forms patches on the shells, the oysters are said to hair up.
Having a gray beard; old.
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n. a man who is very old
Word Usage
"When Obama visited CIA headquarters last year in Langley, Virginia, he praised Kappes as the "graybeard" at the agency."