Emily Dickinson Lexicon

hoary, adj. [see hoar, adj.] (webplay: age, head).

1. Ancient; time-honored; venerable due to age.
2. Cold; snowy; frosty; wintry; [fig.] grieving; desolate.
3. Grey; silver; white-haired; turning white with age; [fig.] sick; pale; old; prematurely aged.