ash-colored vs grizzle

ash-colored

adj
  • Of the color of ashes; pale grey. 

grizzle

adj
  • Of a grey colour. 

noun
  • A dark grey colour. 

  • A grey wig. 

  • Grey hair. 

verb
  • To whinge or whine. 

  • To make or become grey, as with age. 

  • to cry continuously but not very loudly - especially of a young child. 

  • To fuss or cry 

How often have the words ash-colored and grizzle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )