1. A man who is very old
   "The greybeard shared stories from his youth";
   - old man, graybeard [US], Methuselah
    
2. A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
   "The museum displayed a well-preserved greybeard jug from the 1600s";
   - bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, graybeard [US]

Derived forms: greybeards

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], golden ager [N. Amer, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], jug, man, old person, oldster [N. Amer, informal], senior citizen, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Greybeard