hoar

(hôr)

adjective

  1. hoary
  2. Obsolete moldy; stale

Origin: ME hore < OE har, akin to Ger hehr, venerable < IE base *ei-, term for dark colors, gray, brown > hue, ON harr, gray, old, Pol szary, gray

noun

  1. hoariness
  2. hoarfrost

See hoar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Hoary.
noun
Hoarfrost.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hor

Origin: , from Old English hār

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