hoary

Pronunciation: /hɔː.ɹi/

The English word “hoary” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

White, whitish, or greyish-white.
White or grey with age.
Of a pale silvery grey.
Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.
Old or old-fashioned; trite.
Remote in time past.
Moldy; mossy; musty.

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar + -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary”) + ilocket (“locked”) rather than hori (“hoary”) + locket (“locked”).

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