HOAR
grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; “whose beard with age is hoar”-Coleridge; “nodded his hoary head”
frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime
(noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoar
A white or greyish-white colour.
Hoariness; antiquity.
Synonyms
• (hoariness): agedness, ancientness, oldhood; see also oldness
Adjective
hoar (not comparable)
Of a white or greyish-white colour.
(poetic) Hoarily bearded.
(obsolete) Musty; mouldy; stale.
Verb
hoar (third-person singular simple present hoars, present participle hoaring, simple past and past participle hoared)
(obsolete, intransitive) To become mouldy or musty.
Anagrams
• Haro, Hora, ROAH, haor, haro, hora, oh ar
Proper noun
Hoar (plural Hoars)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoar is the 16900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1685 individuals. Hoar is most common among White (95.85%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Haro, Hora, ROAH, haor, haro, hora, oh ar
Source: Wiktionary
Hoar, a. Etym: [OE. hor, har, AS. har; akin to Icel. harr, and to OHG. her illustrious, magnificent; cf. Icel. Heiedh brightness of the sky, Goth. hais torch, Skr. ketus light, torch. Cf. Hoary.]
1. White, or grayish white: as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs. "Hoar waters." Spenser.
2. Gray or white with age; hoary. Whose beard with age is hoar. Coleridge. Old trees with trunks all hoar. Byron.
3. Musty; moldy; stale. [Obs.] Shak.
Hoar, n.
Definition: Hoariness; antiquity. [R.] Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages. Burke.
Hoar, v. t. Etym: [AS. harian to grow gray.]
Definition: To become moldy or musty. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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