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Hoary

//hɔɹ.i//

Definitions

1
White, whitish, or greyish-white.
As hoary frost with spangles doth attire, The mossy braunches of an oke halfe ded,
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albescent griseous whity
2
White or grey with age.
The old man bowed his hoary head in acquiescence.
Similar
grey-haired grizzled grizzly
3
Of a pale silvery grey.

Word Origin

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar + -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle Engli...

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