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hoar Definition

hoar (hôr)

adjective

  1. hoary
  2. 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

  1. hoariness
  2. 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.

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