hoary

Words with a similar base: hoary

'hoary'

[grey.s.02] as in: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge

Examples:
whose beard with age is hoar
nodded his hoary head

'hoary'

[hoary.s.02] as in: ancient

Examples:
hoary jokes

'hoary'

[canescent.s.02] as in: covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Origins

					hoary (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── hoar (English)
    └── hore (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── har (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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