grès

See also: gres, GREs, Gres, and grés

French

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Etymology

From Frankish *greot (compare Old High German griez, Middle Dutch griet), from Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit, sandstone”).

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʁɛ/
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Noun

grès m (plural grès)

  1. (geology) sandstone
  2. stoneware

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