Word: iron-grey
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...harbor at San Pedro, the Seattle, flagship of the U. S. fleet, lay at anchor. On her deck Admiral Samuel S. Robison,*sturdy stocky, determined, dark-complexioned with iron-grey hair and a close-clipped mustache, faced Admiral Robert E. Coontz, for two years Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. fleet. Everyone wore his very best bib and uniform, immaculate, ceremonial. There were a few stiff movements, an exchange of salutes and Samuel S. Robison became Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. fleet
...HARRY THAW FREE? roared a headline that straddled the Mirror's front page. Underneath was reproduced Thaw's disordered countenance and iron-grey hair with the caption: "Harry K. Thaw, nationally known murderer, is burning up Broadway again. Nightly, with bloated face, he makes the rounds of the night clubs...
...only brings forth admiration from friends and enemies. The French call him sympathigue, which says much for his character. In appearance he resembles a jovial and prosperous farmer; his features are hardly handsome, for, like his Premier, he is inclined to corpulency and is below medium height. But his iron-grey hair, his penetrating eyes and his smiling countenance go far to give him I'air distingué. Of him his intimates say: "He is the President of the French Republic, but he is also the most simple and modest of its citizens...