hoar
hoar
Definition
hoar (hôr)
adjective
- hoary
- Obsolete moldy; stale
Etymology: 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
- hoariness
- hoarfrost
hoar
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: He shows us a crystalline layer called surface hoar, the dusting of frozen dew you often see.
Modifies a noun
- frost: An absence of hoar frost in many areas left many drivers unaware of the hazard.
