φαιός,ά,όν,
A. grey,of any colour mixed of black and white, Pl. Ti. 68c , cf. Arist. Cat. 12a18 , Top. 106b6 , al.: opp. to bothμέλαςandλευκός,in a negative sense, Pl. R. 585a ;φ. ἄρτοι,opp. toλευκοί,
Alex. 120 ; τὸ ξανθὸν ἢ φ.
Jul. Or. 4.138d
; of mourning, φ. ἱμάτια
Plb. 30.4.5
; ἀποθέσθαι τὰ φ.
Id. 15.25.11
; φ. ἐσθής
SIG 1219.5
(Gambreion,iii B.C.)), D.H. 5.17 , D.C. 49.12 , al.;ἰώδης καὶ φ. χολή(καλοῦσι δ' αὐτὴν ἰσατώδη) Gal. 15.35 ;dark-complexioned, P.Strassb.
79.2
(i B.C.).
2. of sound,harsh,
Arist. Top. 106b7 , Aud. 802a2 , Poll. 2.117 , S.E. M. 6.41 .