Definition for HOAR'Y

HOAR'Y, a. [See Hoar.]

  1. White or whitish; as, the hoary willows. Addison.
  2. White or gray with age; as, hoary hairs; a hoary head. Reverence the hoary head. Dwight.
  3. Moldy; mossy, or covered with a white pubescence. Botany.

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