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ijolite (iou) and grizzle(1) (iou)


ijolite (iou)



ijolite noun. L19.
[from Swedish Ijo (= Finnish Ii) a village and district on the Finnish coast + -LITE.]
Petrography. A plutonic rock consisting essentially of nepheline and pyroxene, without feldspar.
ijo'litic adjective M20.

grizzle(1) (iou)



grizzle adjective & noun1. ME.
[Old French grisel, from gris grey: see -EL1.]
A. adjective. Of grey colour; grey, grizzled. Formerly also, (of a horse) roan. ME.
b. noun.
(A nickname for) a grey-haired old man. ME-L17.
A grey animal; esp. a grey or (formerly) roan horse. ME.
Grey hair; a sprinkling of grey hair. E17.
b. A grey wig. M18.
Grey colour; the colour grey. E17.
A second-class stock brick, so called from its grey colour. M19.