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hoar - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hoar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hoar [ a.]
- White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.
- Gray or white with age; hoary.
- Musty; moldy; stale.
2 . Hoar [ n.]
- Hoariness; antiquity.
3 . Hoar [ v. t.]
- To become moldy or musty.

Meaning of 'hoar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hoar [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Example in sentence:
  • nodded his hoary head;
  • whose beard with age is hoar