Haze definition
An example of haze is what you'd see out of your windshield while caught in a dust storm on the highway.
An example of haze is a small alcohol buzz.
An example of to haze is what college fraternities do to freshman who want to join the fraternity.
Let the polish dry to a haze before buffing it.
The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.
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Noun
Origin of haze
- Perhaps from obsolete haze to frighten from obsolete French haser to annoy from Old French
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Probably back-formation from hazy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Possibly from hawze (“terrify, frighten, confound”), from Middle French haser (“irritate, annoy”)
From Wiktionary
- Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”).
From Wiktionary
- The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century.
From Wiktionary
- Possibly back-formation from hazy.
From Wiktionary