 hoary |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] ancient | |
| Synonyms: | rusty | |
| Examples: | "hoary jokes" |
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| Related terms: | old | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair | |
| Synonyms: | gray gray-haired white-haired gray-headed grey-haired hoar grey-headed grey | |
| Examples: | "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head" |
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| Related terms: | old | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair | |
| Synonyms: | gray gray-haired hoar grey-haired grey grizzly grey-headed white-haired gray-headed | |
| Examples: | "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head" |
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| Related terms: | old | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down | |
| Synonyms: | canescent | |
| Related terms: | biology hairy | |
| Similar spelling: |
hoar Howry Howery hooray hour Hori Hora Hoyer Hower houri Hoerr |
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