共とも白髪しらが

noun

growing old together (as a couple)

Poetic term for a married couple aging together, often used in wedding contexts or well-wishes.

• 結けっ婚こん式しきで「共とも白髪しらがまで」と祝しゅく辞じを述のべた。

  At the wedding, they gave a speech wishing the couple to grow old together.

noun

white hemp thread (betrothal gift symbolizing growing old together)

Traditional betrothal gift item; the white thread represents the hair of an elderly couple, symbolizing a wish for a long marriage.

• 結ゆい納のう品ひんの一ひとつに共とも白髪しらががある。

  One of the betrothal gifts is the white hemp thread.