I. ˈhō(ə)r, ˈhȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective
Etymology: Middle English hor, hoor, from Old English hār; akin to Old High German hēr gray, old, Old Norse hārr gray, old, Greek kirrhos orange yellow, Sanskrit śiti white
archaic : hoary
whose beard with age is hoar — S.T.Coleridge
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hor, hoor, from hor, hoor, adjective
1. archaic : hoariness
2.
a. : a hoary coating
the thick hoar of dust which had accumulated on their shoes — Thomas Hardy
b. : hoarfrost , rime